Circulating histones: A novel target in acute respiratory distress syndrome?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-120

  Zhang, Haibo ^a,b,c   Villar, Jesus ^a,d,e   Slutsky, Arthur S ^a,b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 88; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; DNA REPAIR; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANIMALS; HISTONES; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84872576776     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2025ED     Document Type: Editorial

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