DETECTION OF SPECIFIC SURFACTANT PROTEINS IN GASTRIC ASPIRATES FROM PREMATURELY BORN CHILDREN AFTER CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY

• Main Authors: Vishnya Stoyanova (Author), Asya Tsanova (Author), Albena Jordanova (Author), Neli Jekova (Author), Detelina Stoichkova (Author), Krasimira Ivanova (Author), Emilia Hristova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Peytchinski Publishing, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Alveolar surfactant (AS) components, including the specific surfactant proteins (SPs) SP-A, SP-B, SP-C, and SP-D, provides stability during the dynamic process of inhalation/exhalation. In prematurely born children different respiratory pathologies due to surfactant components deficiency, l...