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Usefulness of a finger-mounted tissue oximeter with near-infrared spectroscopy for evaluating the intestinal oxygenation and viability in rats
Extending the duration of hypothermia does not further improve white matter protection after ischemia in term-equivalent fetal sheep
A Pig Model of the Preterm Neonate: Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics
Background: Large animal models are an essential tool in the development of rationally-based new clinical therapies for preterm infants. We provide a description of the newborn pig as a model of the preterm neonate in terms of growth parameters, physiology and the requirement for intensive care over a range of gestational ages
