Newer concepts and approaches to neonatal brain asphyxia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-62

  Sinha, Sunil K ^a   Singh, Jaideep ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Free radicals; Reperfusion

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIZOCILPINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; FELBAMATE; FLUNARIZINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NIMODIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHENOBARBITAL; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVULSION; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN BREATHING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0031965853     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02849695     Document Type: Conference Paper

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