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Original Article

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity is Increased in Lungs of Rats with Pulmonary Hypoplasia and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Albert P. Bos Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Wim Sluiter Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Rob Tenbrinck Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Regina Kraak-Slee Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Dick Tibboel Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 41-50 | Received 23 Jan 1993, Accepted 11 May 1994, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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