Effects of antenatal steroids on ischemic brain injury in near-term ovine fetuses

Early Human Development

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Elitt, Christopher M ^a   Sadowska, Grazyna B ^a   Stopa, Edward G ^b   Pinar, Halit ^b   Petersson, Katherine H ^a   Stonestreet, Barbara S ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Brain; Cerebral ischemia; Dexamethasone; Fetus; Sheep; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; EOSIN; FAST BLUE; GLUCOSE; HEMATOXYLIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID;

ALKALOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERNAL TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRENATAL PERIOD; REPERFUSION; SHEEP; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0042427788     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(03)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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