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

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...

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Main Authors: Isabella Panfoli, Giovanni Candiano, Mariya Malova, Laura De Angelis, Valentina Cardiello, Giuseppe Buonocore, Luca A. Ramenghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00369/full