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Editorial
. 2020 Feb 1;318(2):L419-L420.
doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00433.2019. Epub 2019 Oct 30.

Mice without a microbiome are partially protected from lung injury by hyperoxia

Kent A Willis  1 , Joseph F Pierre  2   3 , Stephania A Cormier  4 , Ajay J Talati  1   5
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Editorial

Mice without a microbiome are partially protected from lung injury by hyperoxia

Kent A Willis et al. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. .
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Germ-free mice are partially protected against hyperoxia exposure-induced lung injury. [Figure made in BioRender.]
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