The neuroprotective effect of recombinant human erythropoietin via an antiapoptotic mechanism on hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in neonatal rats

• Main Authors: Moon Sun Kim (Author), Yoo Kyung Seo (Author), Hye Jin Park (Author), Kye Hyang Lee (Author), Kyung Hoon Lee (Author), Eun Jin Choi (Author), Jin Kyung Kim (Author), Hai Lee Chung (Author), Woo Taek Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeThe neuroprotective effects of erythropoietin (EPO) have been recently shown in many animal models of brain injury, including hypoxic-ischemic (HI) encephalopathy, trauma, and excitotoxicity; however, limited data are available for such effects during the neonatal periods. Therefore, we inves...