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Tumour necrosis factor α and interleukin-1β levels in three premature neonates with respiratory distress syndrome

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Abbreviations

IL-1β:

interleukin-1β

RDS :

respiratory distress syndrome

TNF-α:

tumour necrosis factor α

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Akdeniz University Hospital, TR-07070, Arapsuyu/Antalya, Turkey

    Ali Özdemir, Nihal Oygür & Olcay Yegin

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Özdemir, A., Oygür, N. & Yegin, O. Tumour necrosis factor α and interleukin-1β levels in three premature neonates with respiratory distress syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 154, 333 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957375

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