Fig. 6.

Representative histological sections of small airway cultures from different donors at weeks 8 and 11 after air-lift. Representative images of small airway culture sections stained with hematoxylin, eosin, and Alcian blue from cultures obtained from 6 different donors collected at week 8 (left) and week 11 (right) after the air-lift. Three technical replicates were used for histological analysis per time point. Magnification: 20×. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)