supported by the National Institutes of Health grant HL 105947 and HL 155272 to Y.L.
Alveoli serve as the functional units of the lungs,responsible for the critical task of blood-gas exchange.Com-prising type I(AT1)and type II(AT2)cells,the alveolar epithelium is continuously subject to external aggre...
The human respiratory system consists of the upper and the lower respiratory tracts.Anatomically,the lower respiratory tract consists of the trachea,bronchi,bronchioles(terminal bronchioles and respiratory bronchioles...