Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 7 , Pages 1094-1099 , July 2005

Intrapulmonary perfluorooctyl bromide instillation in fetal rabbits

  • Oliver J. Muensterer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 89 5160 2811; fax: +49 89 5160 4726.
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  • Verena J. Klis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • Holger Till

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • Florian Bergmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • Roman Metzger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • Georg Simbruner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, University Children's Clinic, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

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 Presented in part at the 15th International Symposium on Pediatric Surgical Research in Graz, Austria, November 2002, and the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Seattle, Wash, May 2003.

 Funding: This study was funded by a research grant from the University of Munich (Förderprogramm für Forschung und Lehre Nr 156).

PII: S0022-3468(05)00267-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.093

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 7 , Pages 1094-1099 , July 2005

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