Table 4.

Characteristics of Type II Alveolar epithelial cells (AEC II)

Parameter	Control	EuroCollins	Celsior
Apical surface fraction
(SSapical surface per total AEC II surface) [%]	47.8 ± 1.9	47.1 ± 1.4	47.3 ± 1.2
Volumes [μm3]
Total Cell (VAECII)	322.5 ± 9.6	485.4 ± 33.7*	496.2 ± 37.4*
Cytoplasm (VCyt) AECII	178.0 ± 5.1	279.6 ± 16.3*	279.2 ± 24.3*
Nucleus (VNu) / AEC II	65.0 ± 3.9	117.5 ± 15.6*	125.0 ± 9.3*
Mitochondria (VMito) / AEC II	21.4 ± 1.4	38.2 ± 4.6*	34.6 ± 2.2*

means ± SEM of n = 5 per group; *p < 0.05 versus control