Neonatal physiology

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Burnstock G. Local mechanisms of blood flow control by perivascular nerves and endothelium. J Hypertens 1992; 8: S95-106.

Frostell C. , Fratacci M-D., Wain JC , Jones R. , Zapol WM Inhaled nitric oxide: a selective pulmonary vasodilator reversing hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Circulation 1991 ; 83: 2038-47.

Cassin S. Role of prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes in the control of the pulmonary circulation in the fetus and newborn. Semin Perinatol 1987; 11: 53-63.

Konduri GG , Theodorou AA , Mukhopadhyay A. , Deshmukh D. Adenosine triphosphate and adenosine increase the pulmonary blood flow to postnatal levels in fetal lambs. Pediatr Res 1992; 31: 451-57.

Tod ML , Cassin S. Endothelin-1-induced pulmonary arterial dilation is reduced by N-nitro-L-arginine in fetal lambs. J Appl Physiol 1992; 72: 1730-34.

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Pryds O. Control of cerebral circulation in the high-risk neonate. Ann Neurol 1991; 30: 321-29.

Harding JE , Evans PC B-hydroxybutyrate is an alternative substrate for the fetal sheep brain. J Dev Physiol 1991; in press.

Yager JY Heitjan DF , Towfighi J. , Vannucci RC Effect of insulin-induced and fasting hypoglycemia on perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage. Pediatr Res 1992; 31: 138-42.

Volpe JJ Neurology of the newborn. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1987.

McDonald J. , Johnston M. Physiological and pathophysiological roles of excitatory amino acids during central nervous system development . Brain Res Rev 1990; 15: 41-70.

Hahm J. , Langdon RB , Sur M. Disruption of retinogeniculate afferent segregation by antagonists to NMDA receptors. Nature 1991; 351: 568-70.

Gorter JA, De Bruin JPC. Chronic neonatal MK-801 treatment results in an impairment of spatial learning in the adult rat. Brain Res 1992; 580: 12-17.

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