Animal models of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The preterm baboon models

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 307, Issue 12, 2014, Pages L970-L977

  Yoder, Bradley A ^a   Coalson, Jacqueline J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboon; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Lung; Preterm infant; Ureaplasma

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; SURFACTANT; LUNG SURFACTANT;

BABOON; GESTATIONAL AGE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DYSPLASIA; LUNG INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; NOSE BREATHING; PERINATAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; PRIMATE MODEL; REVIEW; UREAPLASMA INFECTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; DISEASE MODEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PAPIO; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84918553699     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00171.2014     Document Type: Review

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