abstract:Two types of pneumocytes (also named pneumonocyte) contribute to the maintenance of the alveoli of the lungs: Type I pneumocytes and Type II pneumocytes. These cells function to aid in gas exchange, secretion of pulmonary surfactant, and self-regeneration
Lung of sham-operated rats contained fewTUNEL-positivecells, and afterresuscitation the pneumocyte apoptosis index (AI) increasedgradually compared with the sham (P<0.05).