A study published in Particle Fibre and Toxicology compares the impact of emissions from break pads and diesel on lung cells. Dr Robert Hynds, Group Leader, Epithelial Cell Biology in ENT Research ...

Alveolar cells, which are epithelial cells crucial for gas exchange inside the lung, can be grouped into two cell types. Type I cells are more common and primarily function in gas exchange ...

Alveolar type-II cells have been shown to be infected with H5N1 virus in a patient 5. Human-derived viruses that preferentially recognize SAα2,6Gal bound extensively to epithelial cells in the ...