Open AccessDocosahexaenoic Acid Augments Hypothermic Neuroprotection in a Neonatal Rat Asphyxia Model
Author(s) -
Deborah R. Berman,
Ellen Mozurkewich,
Yiqing Liu,
Yu Shangguan,
John Barks,
Faye S. Silverstein
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000351011
Subject(s) - neuroprotection , docosahexaenoic acid , asphyxia , medicine , perinatal asphyxia , rat model , anesthesia , pharmacology , biology , biochemistry , fatty acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid
In neonatal rats, early post-hypoxia-ischemia (HI) administration of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) improves sensorimotor function, but does not attenuate brain damage.
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