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Vitamin D Depletion in Pregnancy Decreases Survival Time, Oxygen Saturation, Lung Weight and Body Weight in Preterm Rat Offspring

Animal studies suggest a role of vitamin D in fetal lung development although not studied in preterm animals. We tested the hypothesis that vitamin D depletion aggravates respiratory insufficiency in preterm rat offspring. Furthermore, the effects of vitamin D depletion on growth and lung surfactant...

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Autores principales: Lykkedegn, Sine, Sorensen, Grith Lykke, Beck-Nielsen, Signe Sparre, Pilecki, Bartosz, Duelund, Lars, Marcussen, Niels, Christesen, Henrik Thybo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5003352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27571350
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155203