Vascular endothelial growth factor in human preterm lung

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 1429-1433

  Lassus, Patrik ^a,b   Ristimäki, Ari ^a   Ylikorkala, Olavi ^a   Viinikka, Lasse ^a   Andersson, Sture ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; LUNG SURFACTANT EXTRACT; SURFACTANT; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; LECITHIN SPHINGOMYELIN RATIO; LUNG ASPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

EID: 0344299061     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.5.9806073     Document Type: Article

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