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Sex-Specific Survival, Growth, Immunity and Organ Development in Preterm Pigs as Models for Immature Newborns

Background: After very preterm birth, male infants show higher mortality than females, with higher incidence of lung immaturity, neurological deficits, infections, and growth failure. In modern pig production, piglets dying in the perinatal period (up to 20%) often show signs of immature organs, but...

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Autores principales: Bæk, Ole, Cilieborg, Malene Skovsted, Nguyen, Duc Ninh, Bering, Stine Brandt, Thymann, Thomas, Sangild, Per Torp
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7905020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33643975
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.626101