Effect of dexamethasone on lymphocyte subpopulations in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 347-351

  Parimi, Prabhu S ^a,b   Birnkrant, David J ^a   Rao, Lokinendi V ^a   Diaz, Gisela ^a   Moore, John J ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD; CD4 CD8 RATIO; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREMATURITY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

B-LYMPHOCYTES; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CD4-CD8 RATIO; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; NEUTROPHILS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0033155045     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200201     Document Type: Article

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