The Role of Nitric Oxide in Hyperoxic Lung Injury in Premature Rats

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-81

  Schuknecht, Bernhard ^a   Valavanis, Anton ^a  

^a Institute of Neuroradiology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hyperoxia; Lung; Nitric oxide; Premature infant; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944574788     PISSN: 0257716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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