The role of complement in meconium aspiration syndrome

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue , 2008, Pages S116-S119

  Mollnes, T E ^a   Castellheim, A ^a,b   Lindenskov, P H H ^a,b   Salvesen, B ^a,b   Saugstad, O D ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY BURST; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 57549100199     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.148     Document Type: Review

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