The role of catecholamines in formation and resolution of pulmonary oedema

Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-35

  Rassler, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Capillary permeability; Cytokines; High altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE); Inflammation; Nitric oxide (NO); Right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP)

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CYTOKINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FLUID; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG INTERSTITIUM; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33947168645     PISSN: 1871529X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152907780059038     Document Type: Review

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