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The Ultrastructure of Preneoplastic Changes in the Bronchial Mucosa

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Pulmonary Diseases

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Pathology ((CT PATHOLOGY,volume 73))

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Reactions of the bronchial mucosa to acute and chronic injuries are manifested either in transitory regenerative activities, or in more permanent changes such as loss of epithelial differentiation or the onset of intraepithelial neoplastic transformation. Reparative processes are expressed as basal cell hyperplasia, goblet cell hyperplasia, and metaplastic substitution of highly differentiated respiratory epithelium by squamous epithelium.

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Müller, KM., Müller, G. (1983). The Ultrastructure of Preneoplastic Changes in the Bronchial Mucosa. In: Müller, KM. (eds) Pulmonary Diseases. Current Topics in Pathology, vol 73. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69134-8_6

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