Expression of adrenoceptor subtypes in preterm piglet heart is different to term heart.

Preterm delivery increases the risk of inadequate systemic blood flow and hypotension, and many preterm infants fail to respond to conventional inotrope treatments. If the profile of cardiac adrenoceptor subtypes in the preterm neonate is different to that at term this may contribute to these clinic...

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Main Authors: Min Young Kim, Angela M Finch, Eugenie R Lumbers, Amanda C Boyce, Karen J Gibson, Yvonne A Eiby, Barbara E Lingwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3966759?pdf=render