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[Analysis of platelet-activating factor and its effect on the lung]
Rinsho Byori. the Japanese Journal of Clinical Pathology
|February 1, 1993
Summary
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) plays a role in fetal lung maturation and asthma. Lower PAF acetylhydrolase activity indicates severe asthma, and treatment with Ketotifen improved symptoms in a child with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Area of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Pulmonology
- Pharmacology