Tracheal occlusion: A review of obstructing fetal lungs to make them grow and mature

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-138

  Khan, Paul A ^a   Cloutier, Marc ^a   Piedboeuf, Bruno ^a,b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Lung development; Pulmonary vascular development; Tracheal occlusion

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FLUID; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TRACHEA; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; LIGATION; LUNG; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RABBITS; RATS; SHEEP; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL STENOSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34249004565     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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