Sex-Specific Survival, Growth, Immunity and Organ Development in Preterm Pigs as Models for Immature Newborns

• Main Authors: Ole Bæk (Author), Malene Skovsted Cilieborg (Author), Duc Ninh Nguyen (Author), Stine Brandt Bering (Author), Thomas Thymann (Author), Per Torp Sangild (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: After very preterm birth, male infants show higher mortality than females, with higher incidence of lung immaturity, neurological deficits, infections, and growth failure. In modern pig production, piglets dying in the perinatal period (up to 20%) often show signs of immature organs, but...