Erythropoietin: A novel therapy for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue S3, 2015, Pages 34-39

  Wu, Yvonne W ^a   Gonzalez, Fernando F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANIMAL; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84925269820     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12730     Document Type: Article

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