α-2-macroglobulin levels in early respiratory distress syndrome

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 567-570

  Yurdakök, Murat ^a   Yiǧit, Şule ^a   Gürakan, Berkan ^a   Dündar, Semra ^a   Kirazli, Şerafettin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

2 macroglobulin; Fibrinolysis; Newborn infants; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; HUMAN; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREMATURITY;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0032177143     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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