Magnesium therapy in birth asphyxia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-212

  Gathwala, Geeta ^a,c   Khera, Atul ^a   Singh, Ishwar ^b  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Magnesium; Neuronal protection

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NUCLEASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEINASE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; BLOOD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 33746192367     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02825482     Document Type: Article

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