Studies on the effects of pharmacological agents on endotoxin induced pulmonary injury

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe form of acute lung injury, characterized by inflammation and increased capillary permeability, associated with a constellation of clinical, radiological and physiological abnormalities. The incidence of ARDS is uncertain but has been estimated t...

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Main Author: Yang, Li
Other Authors: Lum, Bert K B
Published: University of Hawaii at Manoa 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6879