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Premature birth impacts bolus size and shape through nursing in infant pigs

BACKGROUND: The formation of a bolus of food is critical for proper feeding function, and there is substantial variation in the size and shape of a bolus prior to a swallow. Preterm infants exhibit decreased abilities to acquire and process food, but how that relates to their bolus size and shape is...

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Autores principales: Mayerl, Christopher J, Myrla, Alexis M, Bond, Laura E., Stricklen, Bethany M., German, Rebecca Z, Gould, Francois D H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7082200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31645052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-019-0624-0