title: Perinatal adaptation of the cardiovascular system.
abstract: The perinatal changes in the cardiovascular system were studied in fetal rats. The changes in the cardiovascular system occurred earlier than in humans. The ductus arteriosus closes in the rat in one and a half hours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Tokyo.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Momma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamura
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000196:embryology; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar