Platelets are indispensable for alveolar development in neonatal mice

• Main Authors: Zilu Huang (Author), Bingchun Lin (Author), Dongshan Han (Author), Xuan Wang (Author), Junyan Zhong (Author), Gerry T. M. Wagenaar (Author), Chuanzhong Yang (Author), Xueyu Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Previous studies suggest that platelets are involved in fetal and adult lung development, but their role in postnatal lung development especially after premature birth is elusive. There is an urgent need to scrutinize this topic because the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lu...