Pulmonary surfactant-associated proteins A and D (SP-A and -D) are tissue-specific components. Previous studies showed an increase in the postmortem serum SP-A level due to acute pulmonary alveolar damage and acute respiratory distress. The present study comparatively investigated serum SP-A and SP-
Postmortem serum endotoxin level in relation to the causes of death
β Scribed by Bao-Li Zhu; Takaki Ishikawa; Tomomi Michiue; Li Quan; Hitoshi Maeda
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1344-6223
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