TBARS and BDNF levels in newborns exposed to crack/cocaine during pregnancy: a comparative study

Objectives: To compare levels of a marker of lipid peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, TBARS) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in umbilical cord blood (UCB) between newborns exposed to crack/cocaine in utero (exposed newborns [EN], n=57) and non-exposed newborns (NEN,...

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Main Authors: Victor Mardini, Luis A. Rohde, Keila M. Ceresér, Carolina M. Gubert, Emily G. da Silva, Fernando Xavier, Rodrigo Parcianello, Liane M. Röhsig, Flávio Pechansky, Claudia M. Szobot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2017-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462017000300011&lng=en&tlng=en