Morphometrics of normal and hypoplastic lungs in preterm lambs with gas and partial liquid ventilation

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 121-125

  Major, D ^a   Cadenas, M ^a   Cloutier, R ^a   Leclerc, S ^a   Fournier, L ^a   Shaffer, T H ^b   Wolfson, M R ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Morphometry; Perfluorocarbon

Indexed keywords

PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTYL BROMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; LAMB; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; LUNG INJURY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030995103     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01349977     Document Type: Article

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