Melatonin alleviates brain and peripheral tissue edema in a neonatal rat model of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage: the involvement of edema related proteins

• Main Authors: Li-Xiao Xu (Author), Yuan Lv (Author), Yan-Hong Li (Author), Xin Ding (Author), Ying Wang (Author), Xing Han (Author), Ming-Hua Liu (Author), Bin Sun (Author), Xing Feng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous studies have indicated edema may be involved in the pathophysiology following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and melatonin may exhibit neuro-protection against brain insults. However, little is known regarding the mechanisms that involve the protective effects of...