Enhanced pulmonary inflammation in organ donors following fatal non-traumatic brain injury

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9162, 1999, Pages 1412-1413

  Fisher, Andrew J ^a   Donnelly, Seamas C ^a   Hirani, Nikhil ^a   Burdick, Marie D ^a   Strieter, Robert M ^a   Dark, John H ^a   Corris, Paul A ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; NEUTROPHIL; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033599732     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00494-8     Document Type: Article

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