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Alveolar epithelial type II cell: defender of the alveolus revisited
In 1977, Mason and Williams developed the concept of the alveolar epithelial type II (AE2) cell as a defender of the alveolus. It is well known that AE2 cells synthesise, secrete, and recycle all components of the surfactant that regulates alveolar surface tension in mammalian lungs. AE2 cells influ...
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BioMed Central
2001
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC59567/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11686863 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr36 |