Dexamethasone treatment improved lung functions in meconium-instilled rabbits, but influenced cardiovascular variables

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 95-101

  Mokra, D ^a   Calkovska, A ^a   Tonhajzerova, I ^a   Petraskova, M ^a   Bulikova, J ^a   Redfors, B ^a  

^a Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital Martin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoids; Inflammation; Meconium aspiration

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; RABBITS;

EID: 57049096529     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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