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A Pig Model of the Preterm Neonate: Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics

BACKGROUND: Large animal models are an essential tool in the development of rationally-based new clinical therapies for preterm infants. We provide a description of the newborn pig as a model of the preterm neonate in terms of growth parameters, physiology and the requirement for intensive care over...

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Autores principales: Eiby, Yvonne A., Wright, Layne L., Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Miller, Stephanie M., Bjorkman, Stella T., Keates, Helen L., Lumbers, Eugenie R., Colditz, Paul B., Lingwood, Barbara E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068763