Postnatal growth and skeletal maturation of experimental preterm macaques (Macaca nemestrina).
The growth and skeletal maturation of nine preterm female pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) obtained by C-section at less than or equal to 155 postconceptional days were followed through six months of age. At C-section they were of normal size and maturation for gestational age. Compared with 50 normal females born at term (mean = 173 +/- 6.4 postconceptional days), preterm infants were also of normal size at term, but delayed in skeletal maturation, requiring about one month to achieve the standard.
Newell-Morris
L
L
Regional Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
Carrol
B
B
Covey
A
A
Medley
S
S
Sackett
G P
GP
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development*; D001724:Birth Weight; D001846:Bone Development; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D008254:Macaca nemestrina / Q000254:growth & development*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015430:Weight Gain