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Color Atlas of Fetal and Neonatal Histology

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The process of fetal development is continuous; however, the developing lung can be subdivided into five morphologic stages (embryonic, pseudoglandular, canalicular, saccular, and alveolar). Based on various authors’ observations, differing transition times from one stage to another have been proposed. This is thought to be due, at least in part, to the fact that lung development is not completely synchronous.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, USA

    Portia A. Kreiger MD (Staff Pathologist)

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  1. Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, 710 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago, 60611, Illinois, USA

    Linda M. Ernst

  2. Dept. Pathology, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 324 South 34th St, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Eduardo D. Ruchelli

  3. Dept. Pathology, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 324 South 34th St, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Dale S. Huff

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Kreiger, P.A. (2011). Lung. In: Ernst, L., Ruchelli, E., Huff, D. (eds) Color Atlas of Fetal and Neonatal Histology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0019-6_2

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