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Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of alveolar type II cells in response to silica and other pulmonary toxicants.
Alveolar Type II cells serve two major functions in the lung, both of which are essential for the preservation of normal lung function. First, Type II cells synthesize and secrete pulmonary surfactant, and second, they function as progenitor cells for maintaining the alveolar epithelium. The Type II...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1568321/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2166657 |