The pulmonary epithelium is an important mediator of ventilator-induced lung injury

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1910-1911

  Matthay, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Alveolar epithelium; Cytokines

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; LUNG SURFACTANT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INJURY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0036342883     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200208000-00043     Document Type: Editorial

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