Neutrophil elastase promotes lung microvascular injury and proteolysis of endothelial cadherins

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 2 44-2, 1998, Pages

  Garden, D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Polymorphonuclear leukocyte

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; ELASTASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LUNG INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

EID: 0031854869     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.2.h385     Document Type: Article

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