Plasma platelet-activating factor levels in newborn infants with and without perinatal asphyxia: Is it an additional marker of perinatal asphyxia?
Articles > Article · 1998
Authors: Mete AKISU, NİLGÜN KÜLTÜRSAY, IŞIL ÇOKER, Afig BERDELİ
ACTA PAEDIATRICA JAPONICA, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 1998, vol 40, pp 427-431
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1998.tb01962.x
Summary
Background: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is still a very important cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Recently platelet-activating factor (PAF) has been accused of being responsible for the neuronal damage in hypoxic-ischemic brain.