Metabolic maturation of white matter is altered in preterm infants.

Significant physiological switches occur at birth such as the transition from fetal parallel blood flow to a two-circuit serial system with increased arterial oxygenation of blood delivered to all organs including the brain. In addition, the extra-uterine environment exposes premature infants to a h...

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Main Authors: Stefan Blüml, Jessica L Wisnowski, Marvin D Nelson, Lisa Paquette, Ashok Panigrahy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3899075?pdf=render