The role of surfactant protein A and B genes in heritable susceptibility to neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
Abstract Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a disease characterized by neonatal respiratory failure. It is principally caused by a deficiency of pulmonary surfactant, which is a lipoprotein mixture essential for reducing surface tension at the air-liquid interface of the alveolus. Prematurit...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2001
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514265254 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514265254 |