High total antioxidant activity and uric acid in tracheobronchial aspirate fluid of preterm infants during oxidative stress: An adaptive response to hyperoxia?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 336-342

  Vento, G ^a   Mele, M C ^a   Mordente, A ^a   Romagnoli, C ^a   Matassa, P G ^a   Zecca, E ^a   Zappacosta, B ^a   Persichilli, S ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonyl content; Total antioxidant activity; Tracheobronchial aspirate fluid; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; MALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN THERAPY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BRONCHI; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEROXIA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TRACHEA; URIC ACID;

EID: 0033900041     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb01336.x     Document Type: Article

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