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Alveolar Epithelial Cells

Known as: alveolar cells epithelial, Epithelial Cell, Alveolar, Epithelial Cells, Alveolar 
A cell found in the walls of the pulmonary alveoli; the term is limited to alveolar epithelial cells (type I and type II alveolar cells).
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Atypical Adenomatous Lung HyperplasiaEpitheliumMicrobiologicalProcess of secretion

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Type-I PneumocytesType-II Pneumocytes

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Contribution of epithelial-derived fibroblasts to bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis.
RATIONALE Lung fibroblasts are key mediators of fibrosis resulting in accumulation of excessive interstitial collagen and… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Epithelial origin of myofibroblasts during fibrosis in the lung.
An understanding of the mechanisms underlying pulmonary fibrosis remains elusive. Once believed to result primarily from chronic… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Expression of functional toll-like receptor-2 and -4 on alveolar epithelial cells.
The recognition of potentially harmful microorganisms involves the specific recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Hypoxia-induced endocytosis of Na,K-ATPase in alveolar epithelial cells is mediated by mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and PKC-zeta.
During ascent to high altitude and pulmonary edema, the alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) are exposed to hypoxic conditions… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Induction and apoptotic regression of lung adenocarcinomas by regulation of a K-Ras transgene in the presence and absence of tumor suppressor genes.
To investigate the role of an activated K-Ras gene in the initiation and maintenance of lung adenocarcinomas, we developed… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Type II alveolar epithelial cells and interstitial fibroblasts express connective tissue growth factor in IPF.
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a growth and chemotactic factor for fibroblasts encoded by an immediate early gene that… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Deformation-induced injury of alveolar epithelial cells. Effect of frequency, duration, and amplitude.
The onset of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) is linked to a number of possible mechanisms. To isolate the possible role of… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Exposure, metabolism, and toxicity of rare earths and related compounds.
For the past three decades, most attention in heavy metal toxicology has been paid to cadmium, mercury, lead, chromium, nickel… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Kinetochores are transported poleward along a single astral microtubule during chromosome attachment to the spindle in newt lung cells
During mitosis in cultured newt pneumocytes, one or more chromosomes may become positioned well removed (greater than 50 microns… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Lung tumors in mice: application to carcinogenesis bioassay.
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