Total serum magnesium level in icteric neonates before and after phototherapy
"nBackground: Deposition of bilirubin in neurons causes permanent neuronal injury. Bilirubin exhibits an affinity for the phospholipids of plasma membrane like N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Magnesium is an NMDA antagonist and it acts against the neurotoxic effects of bilirubin. We...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Tehran University Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/19456.pdf&manuscript_id=19456 |