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Editorial
. 2017 Dec 13;21(1):305.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1882-z.

Recombinant human ACE2: acing out angiotensin II in ARDS therapy

Haibo Zhang  1   2 , Andrew Baker  3   4
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Recombinant human ACE2: acing out angiotensin II in ARDS therapy

Haibo Zhang et al. Crit Care. .
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Keywords: Clinical trial; Lung injury; Renin-angiotensin system.

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