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Methylprednisolone attenuates hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in man

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  1. Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, Tromsø, Norway

    L. J. Bjertnaes

  2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden

    J. Vaage

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Bjertnaes, L.J., Vaage, J. Methylprednisolone attenuates hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in man. Intensive Care Med 22, 715–717 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709758

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