Magnesium sulfate therapy is not neuroprotective after moderate hypoxia-ischemia in the immature rat

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-158

  Gunn, A J ^a   Sirimanne, E S ^a   Gluckman, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Delayed neuronal death; Hypoxia ischemia; Immature rat; Magnesium sulfate therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001746209     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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