Bilirubin-induced immunostimulant effects and toxicity vary with neural cell type and maturation state

Falcao, ASFernandes, ABrito, MASilva, RFMBrites, D2015-12-302015-12-302006ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA. - Vol. 112, n. 1 (JUL 2006), p. 95-1050001-6322http://hdl.handle.net/10451/21562Hyperbilirubinemia remains one of the most frequent clinical diagnoses in the neonatal period. The increased vulnerability of premature infants to unconjugated bilirubin (UCB)-induced brain damage may be due to a proneness of immature nerve cells to UCB-tapplication/pdfengClinical NeurologyNeurosciencesPathologyBilirubin-induced immunostimulant effects and toxicity vary with neural cell type and maturation statejournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00401-006-0078-4