Glucocorticoid induced impairment of lung structure assessed by digital image analysis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-30

  Tschanz, Stefan A ^a   Haenni, Beat ^a   Burri, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Digital image analysis; Glucocorticoids; Lung; Microscopy; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GEOMETRY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG STRUCTURE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0036135122     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-001-0852-1     Document Type: Article

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