Glial fibrillary acidic protein: A promising biomarker in pediatric brain injury

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 603-604

  Hayes, Ronald L ^a   Mondello, Stefania ^a   Wang, Kevin ^a  

^a Banyan Biomarkers   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Membrane oxygenation

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ASTROCYTE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 80455149809     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182070f89     Document Type: Editorial

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