Animal models, learning lessons to prevent and treat neonatal chronic lung disease

Chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia – BPD) is a consequence of the integrated effects of antenatal exposures, very preterm birth, and postnatal interventions that injure the very immature lung at the saccular stage of lung development. Results with animal models have established that ex...

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Main Author: Alan H. Jobe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00049/full