Circulating stem cells in extremely preterm neonates
Bizzarro MJ, Bhandari V, Krause DS, Smith BR, Gross I. Circulating stem cells in extremely preterm neonates. Acta Paediatrica 2007, 96: 521-525. PMID: 17391470, DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00194.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of lifePreterm neonatesNeonatal morbidityPulmonary functionPremature neonatesGestational agePeripheral bloodInitial CD34Median gestational agePulmonary function testsShort-term outcomesUmbilical cord bloodFunction testsNeonatal demographicsBirth weightCord bloodRespiratory diseaseNeonatesCell countCD34Progenitor cellsInverse correlationWeeksBloodMorbidity