Remodelling of cytoskeleton towards a softer cell by latrunculin prevents stretch-induced apoptosis in alveolar type II cells

H. Kuhn, T. Fuchs, F. Wetzel, S. Hammerschmidt, J.A. Käs, H. Wirtz (Leipzig, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - The many roads to lung injury
Session: The many roads to lung injury
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 820

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H. Kuhn, T. Fuchs, F. Wetzel, S. Hammerschmidt, J.A. Käs, H. Wirtz (Leipzig, Germany). Remodelling of cytoskeleton towards a softer cell by latrunculin prevents stretch-induced apoptosis in alveolar type II cells. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 820

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