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subserosal spindle cells of the pleural mesenchyme

Monday 5 January 2015

subserosal spindle cell of the pleural mesenchyme

The source of mesothelial cell renewal appears to be a pluripotential submesothelial precursor cell that can either migrate to the pleural surface and contribute to the surface mesothelial lining, or give rise to subserosal spindle cells of the pleural mesenchyme.