The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 634-639 , November 2006

Surfactant phosphatidylcholine metabolism in neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome

Received 7 November 2005 ,Revised 25 May 2006 ,Accepted 12 July 2006.

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 Supported by The Sophia Foundation for Medical Research (SSWO 245), Rotterdam, The Netherlands (LJZ and DJ); and NIH R01 HL 65385 (AH).

PII: S0022-3476(06)00689-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.07.027

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 634-639 , November 2006

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