Regeneration of functional alveoli by adult human SOX9+ airway basal cell transplantation

ABSTRACT Irreversible destruction of bronchi and alveoli can lead to multiple incurable lung diseases. Identifying lung stem/progenitor cells with regenerative capacity and utilizing them to reconstruct functional tissue is one of the biggest hopes to reverse the damage and cure such diseases. Here...

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Main Authors: Qiwang Ma, Yu Ma, Xiaotian Dai, Tao Ren, Yingjie Fu, Wenbin Liu, Yufei Han, Yingchuan Wu, Yu Cheng, Ting Zhang, Wei Zuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:Protein & Cell
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13238-018-0506-y