Altered molecular specificity of surfactant phosphatidycholine synthesis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
BackgroundAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening critical illness, characterised by qualitative and quantitative surfactant compositional changes associated with premature airway collapse, gas-exchange abnormalities and acute hypoxic respiratory failure. The underlying mech...
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2014-11-07.
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