Actin-containing sera from patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome are toxic to sheep pulmonary endothelial cells

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 288-294

  Erukhimov, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Tang, Zi Lue ^a,b   Johnson, Bruce A ^a,b   Donahoe, Michael P ^a,b   Razzack, Jamal A ^a,b   Gibson, Kevin F ^a,b   Lee, William M ^a,b   Wasserloos, Karla J ^a,b   Watkins, Simon A ^a,b   Pitt, Bruce R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; F ACTIN; G ACTIN;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; LUNG INJURY; MICROEMBOLISM; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SHEEP; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0033909886     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.1.9806088     Document Type: Article

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