Lung Surfactant, Respiratory Failure, and Genes

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 350, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1278-1280

  Hallman, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; SURFACTANT PROTEIN A; SURFACTANT PROTEIN B; SURFACTANT PROTEIN C; SURFACTANT PROTEIN D;

GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; LAMELLAR BODY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 1642316412     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp048036     Document Type: Review

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