Propylthiouracil treatment decreases the susceptibility to oxygen radical-induced lung damage in newborn rats exposed to prolonged hyperoxia.

Rodriguez-Pierce, M

Propylthiouracil treatment decreases the susceptibility to oxygen radical-induced lung damage in newborn rats exposed to prolonged hyperoxia. [electronic resource] - Pediatric research May 1994 - 530-5 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0031-3998


Animals
Animals, Newborn
Antioxidants--pharmacology
Female
Free Radicals
Lung--drug effects
Lung Injury
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Oxygen
Pregnancy
Propylthiouracil--pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reactive Oxygen Species--metabolism
Thyroxine--blood
Triiodothyronine--metabolism