Plasma neutrophil lipocalin, elastase-α1-antitrypsin complex and neutrophil protease 4 in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-92

  Sveger, Tomas ^a,b   Ohlsson, K ^a   Morse H ^a   Polberger, S ^a   Laurin, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease of prematurity; Elastase; Neutrophil lipocalin; Neutrophil protese 4; 1 antitrypsin

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; ISOPROTEIN; LIPOCALIN; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; NEUTROPHIL; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLASMA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0038555367     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510310000961     Document Type: Article

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