JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, cilt.47, sa.9, ss.1652-1657, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
Background/Purpose: Hypoxia and ischemia appear to play an important role in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), which may be related to oxygen-derived free radical formation. This study was designed to evaluate the role of oxidative stress and potentially beneficial effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in a neonatal rat model of NEC.