From Clones to Buds and Branches: The Use of Lung Organoids to Model Branching Morphogenesis Ex Vivo

Three-dimensional (3D) organoid culture systems have rapidly emerged as powerful tools to study organ development and disease. The lung is a complex and highly specialized organ that comprises more than 40 cell types that offer several region-specific roles. During organogenesis, the lung goes throu...

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Main Authors: Ana Ivonne Vazquez-Armendariz, Susanne Herold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.631579/full