Immunohistochemical analysis of apoptosis and cell proliferation in lungs of premature infants with chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia)

ABSTRACT Introduction: The pathophisiology of chronic lung disease (CLD), clinically known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia is not clear. It is believed that protective mechanisms, such as the release of inflammatory mediators and the activation of apoptotic and/or proliferative processes are activate...

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Main Authors: Sandra Mara Witkowski, Lúcia de Noronha, Cristina T. Okamoto, Carlos F. Oldenburg Neto, Tammy Almeida, Seigo Nagashima, João A. Bahr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442016000600407&lng=en&tlng=en