Preterm rabbit lung tissue mechanics: Maturational changes and effect of antenatal steroids

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-355

  Debeer, Anne ^a,b   Flemmer, Andreas W ^c   Lewi, Paul J ^a   Beheydt, Stijn ^a   De Buck, Frederik ^a   Zimmermann, Luc J ^d   Naulaers, Gunnar ^b   Deprest, Jan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antenatal steroids; Lung development; Lung mechanics

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; PLACEBO; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG RESISTANCE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BREATHING MECHANICS; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; LUNG; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; BETAMETHASONE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LUNG; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 77950552981     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21191     Document Type: Article

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