Prematurely born infants who required assisted ventilation may develop chronic lung disease or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). The cells involved in the reparative process of the premature lung are not well defined. The repair of injured tissues is a highly standardized process and the most import
Inflammatory Mediators in the Immunobiology of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
β Scribed by Rita M. Ryan; Qadeer Ahmed; Satyan Lakshminrusimha
- Book ID
- 107568330
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 329 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1080-0549
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