Retinopathy of prematurity: Metabolic risk factors
Retinopathy of prematurity: Metabolic risk factors
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England: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
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At preterm birth, the retina is incompletely vascularized. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is initiated by the postnatal suppression of physiological retinal vascular development that would normally occur in utero. As the neural retina slowly matures, increasing metabolic demand including in the peripheral avascular retina, leads to signals for co...
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Retinopathy of prematurity: Metabolic risk factors
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_2caf8939fbb54032a3c41525390b6736
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_2caf8939fbb54032a3c41525390b6736
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.80550
