Nonfatal congenital alveolar dysplasia due to abnormalities of NO synthase isoforms

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1248-1250

  Hegde, S ^a   Pomplun, S ^a   Hannam, S ^a   Greenough, A ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alveolar dysplasia; Hypertension; Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Lung development; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL ALVEOLAR DYSPLASIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME DEFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC PYLORUS STENOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PYLORIC STENOSIS;

EID: 34547127609     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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