Stillwater has been sister city to Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, since 1985. The State of Oklahoma and Kyoto Prefecture signed a sister state agreement in 1985 through the auspices of the governorâs office.
The search for reparative cells that can contribute to the process of lung regeneration, whether called progenitors or stem cells, has been fueled by the need for improved clinical therapies to treat patients suffering from the burden of diseases that arise from injury or degeneration of lung tissue.
Each lung is encased in a sack of tissue called the pleura. The lung is stuck to this sack by a small amount of liquid, which creates surface tension. It creates a very smooth surface so that as the lungs expand and contract they can ride over the heart and surrounding elements.ach lung is encased in a sack of tissue called the pleura. The lung is stuck to this sack by a small amount of liquid, which creates surface tension. It creates a very smooth surface so that as the lungs expand and contract they can ride over the heart and surrounding elements.