Age and Sex of Mice Markedly Affect Survival Times Associated with Hyperoxic Acute Lung Injury.

Mortality associated with acute lung injury (ALI) remains substantial, with recent estimates of 35-45% similar to those obtained decades ago. Although evidence for sex-related differences in ALI mortality remains equivocal, death rates differ markedly for age, with more than 3-fold increased mortali...

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Main Authors: Daniel R Prows, William J Gibbons, Jessica J Smith, Valentina Pilipenko, Lisa J Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4478006?pdf=render