Pulmonary prostacyclin is associated with less severe respiratory distress in preterm infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 11-18

  Lassus, Patrik ^a   Viinikka, Lasse ^a   Ylikorkala, Olavi ^a   Pohjavuori, Maija ^a   Andersson, Sture ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lung; PGI2; Prostanoids; Respiratory distress syndrome; TxA2

Indexed keywords

6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; ARTIFICIAL LUNG SURFACTANT; BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; INDOMETACIN; LUNG SURFACTANT EXTRACT; PROSTACYCLIN; THROMBOXANE A2; THROMBOXANE B2;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MATURITY; OXYGENATION; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TRACHEA;

6-KETOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; EPOPROSTENOL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUNG; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; THROMBOXANE A2; THROMBOXANE B2; TRACHEA;

EID: 0036124773     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(01)00244-4     Document Type: Article

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