Recent Advances in Surfactant Research
13th International Workshop on Surfactant Replacement, Belfast, September 1998. "Biology of the Neonate", Vol 74, Suppl. 1. Supplement Issue: Biology of the Neonate 1998, Vol. 74, Suppl. 1
Published on 28. August 1998
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Paperback/Softback
IV, 58 pages
978-3-8055-6753-4 (ISBN)
Description
Surfactant preparations treat neonatal respiratory distress syndrome well, but the search is on for effective synthetic protein analogues. The emphasis of these papers is on research and advances in surfactant therapy and synthetic surfactant protein analogues.
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Hot topics in and new strategies for surfactant research; synthetic surfactant protein analogues; surfactant therapy in acute respiratory distress syndrome; chronic lung disease - the role of oxidative stress; superoxide dismutase - a role in the prevention of chronic lung disease; surfactant treatment of the very preterm infant; abstracts.