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Postnatal temporal, spatial and modality tuning of nociceptive cutaneous flexion reflexes in human infants

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Cutaneous flexion reflexes are amongst the first behavioural responses to develop and are essential for the protection and survival of the newborn organism. Despite this, there has been no detailed, quantitative study of their maturation in human neonates. Here we use surface electromyographic (EMG) recording of biceps femoris activity in preterm (<37 weeks gestation, GA) and term (≥37 weeks GA) human infants, less than 14 days old, in response to tactile, punctate and clinically required ...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pone.0076470

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Public Library of Science
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PLoS ONE More from this journal
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8
Issue:
10
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ARTN e76470
Publication date:
2013-10-04
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2013-08-28
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1932-6203
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486060
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2014-10-09

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