Effects of selective head cooling with mild hypothermia on serum levels of caspase-3 and IL-18 in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 690-692

  Liu, Cui Qing ^a   Xia, Yao Fang ^a   Yuan, Yu Xiao ^a   Li, Li ^a   Qiu, Xiang Li ^a  

^a Children's Hospital of Hebei Province   (China)

Author keywords

Caspase 3; Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; IL 18; Mild hypothermia; Neonate

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CASPASE 3; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE;

EID: 78649484211     PISSN: 10088830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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