Spatial and temporal expression of surfactant proteins in hyperoxia-induced neonatal rat lung injury

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a complex chronic lung disease in premature children in which oxidative stress and surfactant deficiency play a crucial role, is characterized by arrested alveolar and vascular development of the immature...

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Main Authors: Walther Frans J, Sengupta Sujata, Fijlstra Margot, ter Horst Simone AJ, Wagenaar Gerry TM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/6/8