Prenatal administration of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor in an experimental model of necrotizing enterocolitis decreased both incidence and severity of the disease

• Yomara Stephanie Mendez,
• Faraz A Khan,
• Andrei Radulescu,
• Marla Ashley Sacks,
• Robert Propst,
• Craig W Zuppan,
• Christopher G Wilson

Affiliations

Yomara Stephanie Mendez

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Children`s Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

Faraz A Khan

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Children`s Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

Andrei Radulescu

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Children`s Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

Marla Ashley Sacks

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Children`s Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

Robert Propst

Department of Pathology, Loma Linda University Children`s Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

Craig W Zuppan

Department of Pathology, Loma Linda University Children`s Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA

Christopher G Wilson

Department of Neonatology, Loma Linda University Children`s Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA