Isoflurane provides neuroprotection in neonatal hypoxic ischemic brain injury by suppressing apoptosis
Background and objectives: Isoflurane is halogenated volatile ether used for inhalational anesthesia. It is widely used in clinics as an inhalational anesthetic. Neonatal hypoxic ischemia injury ensues in the immature brain that results in delayed cell death via excitotoxicity and oxidative stress....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001416300628 |