Lung Organoids (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Lung Organoids

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Mouse (left) and human (right) alveolar progenitor cells grow into large lung organoids in culture, and make multiple types of epithelial cells including gas exchange type 1 cells (red) and surfactant-producing type 2 cells (green).

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The lab of Ed Morrisey, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

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