Oxygen Toxicity: The Complication of Oxygen Use in the Newborn Infant

Autor: Joseph B. Warshaw, Richard A. Ehrenkranz, Ronald C. Ablow
Rok vydání: 1978
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Zdroj: Clinics in Perinatology. 5:437-450
ISSN: 0095-5108
DOI: 10.1016/s0095-5108(18)31188-6
Popis: This discussion reviews cellular mechanisms underlying the development of oxygen toxicity and the antioxidant defenses that are present to counter the toxic effects of oxygen. Clinical manifestations of pulmonary oxygen toxicity in the newborn infant are presented and suggestions are offered for its prevention.
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