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Wnt and FGF mediated epithelial‐mesenchymal crosstalk during lung development
2 Dec 2014
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BACKGROUND: The adaptation to terrestrial life required the development of an organ capable of efficient air-blood gas exchange. To meet the metabolic load of cellular respiration, the mammalian respiratory system has evolved from a relatively simple structure, similar to the two-tube amphibian lung, to a highly complex tree-like system of branched epithelial airways connected to a vast network of gas exchanging...
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