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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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Autores principales: Kaltofen, Till, Haase, Melanie, Thome, Ulrich H., Laube, Mandy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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