Endothelin-1 precursor peptides correlate with severity of disease and outcome in patients with community acquired pneumonia

Endothelin-1 precursor peptides correlate with severity of disease and outcome in patients with community acquired pneumonia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Circulating levels of endothelin-1 are increased in sepsis and correlate with severity of disease. A rapid and easy immunoassay has been developed to measure the more stable ET-1 precursor peptides proET-1. The objective of this stud...

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Main Authors: Bingisser Roland, Mueller Christian, Struck Joachim, Morgenthaler Nils G, Mueller Beat, Stolz Daiana, Schuetz Philipp, Tamm Michael, Christ-Crain Mirjam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/22

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