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Ciliary beat frequency in newborn infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood (1991) 66(4 SPEC NO) 443-444
DOI: 10.1136/adc.66.4_Spec_No.443
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Abstract

The ciliary beat frequencies of 31 newborns and 14 adults were measured in vitro by a photodiode method at body temperature (37°C). The mean (SD) neonatal ciliary beat frequency (12.7 (0-82) Hz) was faster than that in adults (11.1 (0.84) Hz) (p<0.01). Increased ciliary beat frequency may be advantageous during the neonatal period.

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O’Callaghan, C., Smith, K., Wilkinson, M., Morgan, D., & Priftis, K. (1991). Ciliary beat frequency in newborn infants. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 66(4 SPEC NO), 443–444. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.66.4_Spec_No.443

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