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Monitoring preterm infants' vision development with light-only melanopsin is functional.

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Author/s: Hanita, Takushi (T); Ohta, Hidenobu (H); Matsuda, Tadashi (T); Miyazawa, Hiroshi (H);

Affiliation: Center for Perinatal Medicine.

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Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of pediatrics (J Pediatr), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 155 (issue 4) : pp 596-596.e1

Dates: Created 2009/09/23; Completed 2009/10/22;

PMID: 19773007, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/22/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adaptation, Ocular - physiology Child Development - physiology Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infant, Very Low Birth Weight

Infant, Very Low Birth Weight Male Reflex, Pupillary - physiology Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - complications; physiopathology; therapy Rod Opsins - physiology Vision, Ocular - physiology

Associated Chemicals: Rod Opsins (0) ; melanopsin (0)

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