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Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 478713, 13 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/478713
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Epithelial Cell Culture from Human Adenoids: A Functional Study Model for Ciliated and Secretory Cells

Claudia González,1 Marisol Espinosa,2 María Trinidad Sánchez,2 Karla Droguett,2 Mariana Ríos,2 Ximena Fonseca,1 and Manuel Villalón2

1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 350, 2°Piso, Santiago 8330033, Chile
2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago 8331150, Chile

Received 9 August 2012; Revised 16 November 2012; Accepted 19 November 2012

Academic Editor: Anton M. Jetten

Copyright © 2012 Claudia González et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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