Extremely low birth weight preterm infants lack vasomotor response in relationship to cold body temperatures at birth

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 814-821

  Knobel, R B ^a   Holditch Davis, D ^a   Schwartz, T A ^b   Wimmer, J E ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c The Women's Hospital of Greensboro   (United States)

Author keywords

hypothermia; Neonatal thermoregulation; vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 77649250145     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.99     Document Type: Article

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