Diurnal rhythms in cardiorespiratory function of the fetal baboon

Early Human Development

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 27-42

  Fletcher, Kevin L ^a   Leung, Kenneth ^a   Myers, Michael M ^a   Stark, Raymond I ^a  

^a Columbia Coll of Phys and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian clock; Cosinor analysis; Diurnal rhythms; Fetal baboon; Fetal breathing activity; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABOON; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FETUS; FETUS BREATHING; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030595387     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3782(96)01738-0     Document Type: Article

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