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Male Sex is Associated with a Reduced Alveolar Epithelial Sodium Transport
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is the most frequent pulmonary complication in preterm infants. RDS incidence differs between genders, which has been called the male disadvantage. Besides maturation of the surfactant system, Na(+) transport driven alveolar fluid clearance is crucial for the prev...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4546327/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26291531 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136178 |