A pilot trial testing the feasibility of administering D-penicillamine to extremely low birth weight neonates.

OBJECTIVE: We enterally administered a 14-day course of 3-mercapto-D-valine (D-penicillamine) to five extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonates, as a step toward assessing this therapy as a means of reducing the incidence or severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: The study drug (100...

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Publicado en:Journal of Perinatology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 120 - 125
Autores principales: Christensen RD, Alder SC, Richards SC, Horn JT, Lambert DK, Baer VL
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2006
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