Why Ventilators can be Tough on Preemie Lungs (IMAGE)

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Why Ventilators can be Tough on Preemie Lungs

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Rat fetal lung cells like those used to measure sodium transport. Cell nuclei are shown in blue and in orange are the actin filaments in the cytoskeleton. 

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Image courtesy of Jonas Naumann.

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