Neuroprotection by argon ventilation after perinatal asphyxia: a safety study in newborn piglets.

Hypothermia is ineffective in 45% of neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Xenon has additive neuroprotective properties, but is expensive, and its application complicated. Argon gas is cheaper, easier to apply, and also has neuroprotective properties in experimental settings. The aim was t...

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Main Authors: Thomas Alderliesten, Laurent M A Favie, Robert W Neijzen, Volker Auwärter, Cora H A Nijboer, Roland E J Marges, Carin M A Rademaker, Jürgen Kempf, Frank van Bel, Floris Groenendaal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4252035?pdf=render