| Title: |
Effects of postnatal dexamethasone on blood-brain barrier permeability and brain water content in... |
| Authors: |
Sysyn, Gregory D.; Petersson, Katherine H.; Patlak, Clifford A.; Sadowska, Grazyna B.; Stonestreet, Barbara S. |
| Source: |
American Journal of Physiology. Feb2001 Part 2 of 2, Vol. 280 Issue 2, pR547. 7p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subject Terms: |
*BLOOD-brain barrier; *CELL membranes; *ADRENOCORTICAL hormones; *BLOOD volume; *LAMBS; *PHYSIOLOGY |
| Abstract: |
Examines the effects of postnatal corticosteroids on regional blood-brain barrier permeability and brain water content in newborn lambs. Level of plasma glucose concentrations after dexamethasone treatment; Function of the pituitary-adrenal cortical axis; Increase of blood brain volume after dexamethasone treatment. |
| Database: |
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