Thresholds for physiological effects of plasma catecholamines in fetal sheep
Padbury J, Ludlow J, Ervin M, Jacobs H, Humme J. Thresholds for physiological effects of plasma catecholamines in fetal sheep. American Journal Of Physiology 1987, 252: e530-e537. PMID: 3565562, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1987.252.4.e530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressurePlasma concentrationsFetal sheepPg/Plasma free fatty acidsDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressurePlasma catecholamine levelsFull-term animalsInfusion of norepinephrineMinimum plasma concentrationDose-response curvePlasma catecholamine valuesInfused norepinephrineHigher peak responsesNeonatal adaptationCatecholamine levelsPlasma catecholaminesPreterm animalsFree fatty acidsGlucose levelsE concentrationsCatecholamine valuesNorepinephrineMarked increase