Brain Oxygenation Disturbances (IMAGE)

Oregon Health & Science University

Brain Oxygenation Disturbances

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(Left to right) Kiera Degener-O'Brien, Stephen Back, M.D., Ph.D., and Ev McClendon analyzed the response of fetal subplate neurons to brain oxygenation disturbances. Their findings show lack of oxygen, not blood flow, delays brain maturation in preterm infants.

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(OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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