Protective effect of N-acetylcysteine against fetal death and preterm labor induced by maternal inflammation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 203-208

  Buhimschi, Irina A ^a   Buhimschi, Catalin S ^b   Weiner, Carl P ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Free radicals; Glutathione; Oxidative stress; Prematurity; Redox

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS OUTCOME; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; INFLAMMATION; MATERNAL DISEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037250097     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.112     Document Type: Article

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