ABSTRACT A debate has raged since the discovery of central and peripheral respiratory
chemoreceptors as to whether the reflexes they mediate combine in an additive (ie, no …

Hypoxemia from exposure to intermittent and/or acute environmental hypoxia (lower oxygen
concentration) is a severe stressor for many animal species. The response to hypoxia of the …

Hypoxia, a common stressor in prematurity, leads to sexually dimorphic, short-and long-term
effects on the adult hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and hypothalamic-pituitary …

Care of premature infants often requires parental and caregiver separation, particularly
during hypoxic and hypothermic episodes. We have established a neonatal rat model of …

Glucoprivation activates neurons in the perifornical hypothalamus (PeH) and in the rostral
ventrolateral medulla (RVLM), which results in the release of adrenaline. The current study …

Perinatal hypoxia is an important factor that has a negative influence on the development of
the central nervous system. Children who experience perinatal hypoxia are characterized by …

The control of steroidogenesis in the neonatal adrenal gland is of great clinical interest. We
have previously demonstrated that the postnatal day (PD) 2 rat exhibits a large plasma …

Acute neonatal hypoxia, a common stressor, causes a spontaneous decrease in body
temperature which may be protective. There is consensus that hypothermia should be …

Apnea, the temporary cessation of respiratory airflow, is a common cause of intermittent
hypoxia (IH) in premature infants. We hypothesized that IH elicits a stress response and …

Hypoxia, a common stressor with preterm birth, increases morbidity and mortality associated
with prematurity. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are administered to the preterm infant to improve …