Pain in neonatal intensive care: Role of melatonin as an analgesic antioxidant

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-295

  Gitto, Eloisa ^a   Aversa, Salvatore ^a   Salpietro, Carmelo Damiano ^a   Barberi, Ignazio ^a   Arrigo, Teresa ^a   Trimarchi, Giuseppe ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^b   Pellegrino, Salvatore ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

antioxidant; cytokines; melatonin; pain; preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ATROPINE; FENTANYL; MELATONIN; VECURONIUM;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NEONATAL INFANT PAIN SCALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE INFANT PAIN PROFILE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION;

ANALGESICS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MELATONIN; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858752714     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2011.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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