Higher lung antioxidant enzyme activity persists after single dose of corticosteroids in preterm lambs

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 2 15-2, 1996, Pages

  Walther, Frans J ^a   David Cu, Remedios ^b   Mehta, Elba I ^b   Polk, Daniel H ^b   Jobe, Alan H ^b   Ikegami, Machiko ^b  

^a KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

catalase; fetal ovine lung; glutathione peroxidase; lipid peroxidation; respiratory distress syndrome; superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETAMETHASONE; CATALASE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMB; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029816218     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1996.271.2.l187     Document Type: Article

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