Oxidative Stress as a Primary Risk Factor for Brain Damage in Preterm Newborns

• Main Authors: Isabella Panfoli (Author), Giovanni Candiano (Author), Mariya Malova (Author), Laura De Angelis (Author), Valentina Cardiello (Author), Giuseppe Buonocore (Author), Luca A. Ramenghi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The risk of oxidative stress is high in preterm newborns. Room air exposure of an organism primed to develop in a hypoxic environment, lacking antioxidant defenses, and subjected to hyperoxia, hypoxia, and ischemia challenges the newborn with oxidative stress production. Free radicals can be generat...