N-Acetylcysteine in experimental and clinical acute lung injury

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 3 SUPPL. 3, 1991, Pages

  Bernard, Gordon R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; OXYGEN;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDOTOXINS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025934865     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(91)90284-5     Document Type: Article

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