Melatonin in Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Term and Preterm Babies

Melatonin may serve as a potential therapeutic free radical scavenger and broad-spectrum antioxidant. It shows neuroprotective properties against hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in animal models. The authors review the studies focusing on the neuroprotective potential of melatonin and its possibility...

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Main Authors: Justyna Paprocka, Marek Kijonka, Beata Rzepka, Maria Sokół
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9626715