Possible Role of Uric Acid as an Antioxidant in Premature Infants

Neonatology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-111

  Schrod, L ^a   Neuhaus, T ^a   Speer, C P ^b   Girschick, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Chronic lung disease; Malonedialdehyde; Premature infants; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MALONALDEHYDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTES; RESPIRATORY BURST; TRACHEA; URIC ACID;

EID: 0030789507     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000244472     Document Type: Article

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