Positive intrapulmonary oncotic pressure enhances short-term lung growth acceleration after fetal tracheal occlusion

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1007-1010

  Dzakovic, Alexander ^a   Kaviani, Amir ^a   Jennings, Russell W ^a   Wilson, Jay M ^a   Fauza, Dario O ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Dextran; Fetus; Lung development; Pulmonary hypoplasia; Tracheal occlusion

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS LUNG; LAMB; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VOLUME; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036307026     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.33830     Document Type: Conference Paper

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