Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4160570 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Our results show that the expression of AQP5 is down-regulated in hypoplastic lungs with CDH. Down-regulation of AQP5 may result in abnormal pulmonary fluid metabolism in perinatal period and may be one of the mechanisms disturbing the pulmonary development in late stage in the CDH model.
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Authors
Hajime Takayasu, Nana Nakazawa, Sandra Montedonico, Prem Puri,