Lung parenchyma at maturity is influenced by postnatal growth but not by moderate preterm birth in sheep

Neonatology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-35

  Maritz, Gert ^a   Probyn, Megan ^b   De Matteo, Robert ^b   Snibson, Ken ^c   Harding, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult sheep; Alveoli; Growth rates; Lung structure; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG STRUCTURE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MATURITY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LUNG; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 37249009535     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000105522     Document Type: Article

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