Reassessment of the unbound concentrations of unconjugated bilirubin in relation to neurotoxicity in vitro

Pediatric Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 98-104

  Ostrow, Jay Donald ^a,b   Pascolo, Lorella ^c   Tiribelli, Claudio ^c  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CHLORIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; SOLUBILITY;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; BILIRUBIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEURONS; RATS;

EID: 0038647817     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/01.PDR.0000067486.79854.D5     Document Type: Article

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