More than 15 years after Phoenix voters approved bonds to finance ASU’s construction downtown, the city will take control of several university-used parking lots.When the city financially committed to supporting the state university, a detailed intergovernmental agreement and master lease were signed. The lease included six city-owned lots at the southeast corner of McKinley
By Bill Hathaway
May 25, 2021
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(Illustration by Michael S. Helfenbein)
The primary function of the lung is to facilitate transfer of oxygen to the blood stream. Crucial to this lifegiving task are endothelial cells, which line blood vessels permeating the lung and through which gas exchange occurs.
Malfunction of these cells is implicated in a range of different diseases, including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), pulmonary fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension. And the COVID-19 pandemic has raised important questions about these cells: Why are some endothelium cells, particularly in the elderly, more susceptible to injury from the disease?
A reference map of endothelial cells in the lungs was created to help researchers identify specific abnormalities that occur in a host of lung diseases