Antenatal phenobarbital and bilirubin metabolism in the very low birth weight infant

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1491-1493

  Rayburn, William ^a   Donn, Steven ^a   Piehl, Evelyn ^a   Compton, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

bilirubin; Phenobarbital; prematurity

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; PHENOBARBITAL;

BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; CONJUGATION; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BILIRUBIN; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHENOBARBITAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0024273874     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90580-7     Document Type: Article

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