Dexamethasone prevents hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in the neonatal rat

Pediatric Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 558-563

  Barks, John D E ^a,b   Post, Martin ^a,c   Tuor, Ursula I ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFECT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025817319     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199106010-00008     Document Type: Article

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