Improved lung preservation relates to an increase in tubular myelin-associated surfactant protein A

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Declining levels of surfactant protein A (SP-A) after lung transplantation are suggested to indicate progression of ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury. We hypothesized that the previously described preservation-dependent improvement of...

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Main Authors: Ochs Matthias, Fehrenbach Antonia, Tews Sebastian, Fehrenbach Heinz, Wittwer Thorsten, Wahlers Thorsten, Richter Joachim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-06-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/6/1/60