Methylprednisolone attenuates the pulmonary hypertensive response in porcine meconium aspiration

Pediatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-150

  Soukka, Hanna ^a   Lauri, Halkola ^a   Aho, Heikki ^a   Rautanen, Markku ^a   Kero, Pentti ^a   Kääpä, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SWINE;

EID: 0342710377     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199708000-00003     Document Type: Article

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