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Comparison of Blood Vessels in the Lung

Caption: These are micro-tomography scans of blood vessels in the lung. Image A shows a normal lung. Image B shows the injury caused by oxygen. Image C shows a lung given oxygen and treated with stems cells from a human umbilical cord.

Credit: Dr. Bernard Thébaud

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