Publication: Morphology and changes in Clara cells in the foetal bronchioles of Swiss mice
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Date
1994
Authors
Blanco, A. ; Mendez, A. ; Carrasco, L. ; Bautista, María José ; Sierra, M. A.
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Murcia : F. Hernández
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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In this work we have studied the morphology
and evolution of Clara cells in the bronchiolar mucosa of
lungs from 63 Swiss mice foetuses that were classified
into three groups according to age (14, 16 and 18 days).
A control group composed of 21 15-day-old Swiss mice
was also studied.
The most salient feature of the Clara cells observed
was the occurrence of two types of secretory granules
and a large smooth endoplasmic reticulum . On the other
hand, the Clara cells of the control group had a single
secretory granule.
Clara cells thus seem to take part in bronchiolar
metabolism, as they were quite abundant in the early
foetal groups and diminished as birth approached. This
cell decrease was confirmed by the control group (15-
day-old mice), the bronchioles of which contained scant
cells and numerous ciliated cells.
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