Acute lung injury by gastric fluid instillation: activation of myofibroblast apoptosis during injury resolution
Abstract Background Gastric contents aspiration in humans has variable consequences depending on the volume of aspirate, ranging from subclinical pneumonitis to respiratory failure with up to 70% mortality. Several experimental approaches have been used to study this condition. In a model of single...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0763-6 |