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Yuansheng Gao1, J Usha Raj2

  • 1Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.

Comprehensive Physiology
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PubMed
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are key to cell communication and lung health. While EVs can cause lung diseases, stem cell-derived EVs show therapeutic potential for treating them.

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