The bronze baby syndrome: Evidence of increased tissue concentration of copper porphyrins

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 381-384

  Rubaltelli, F F ^a,b   Da Riol, R ^a   D'Amore, E S G ^a   Jori, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Bronze baby syndrome; Copper; Porphyrins

Indexed keywords

COPPER; PORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; COMPLICATION; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; FATALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0029926453     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14040.x     Document Type: Article

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