Sex-specific differences in peripheral microvascular blood flow in preterm infants

Pediatric Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-419

  Stark, Michal J ^a,b   Clifton, Vicki L ^a   Wright, Ian M R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VASODILATATION; WARMING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 41349117877     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000304937.38669.63     Document Type: Article

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