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  • After 10 days of ALI culture, cells demonstrated mucociliary differentiation, and were infected with
  • In Xenopus, expression of a dn-fgfr1 results in shorter monocilia in the gastrocoel roof plate that control left-right patterning and in shorter multicilia in external...
  • Mutations in CFTR cause CF, and the initial pathophysiology of the lung disease involves defective ion transport, dehydration of the mucous layer, and reduced...
  • Previous preclinical and exploratory clinical studies suggest that therapeutic surfactants may improve mucociliary clearance, thereby potentially preventing further...
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