Somatic Stability in the Newly Born (eBook)

Sir Gordon Ethelbert Ward Wolstenholme OBE FRCP was a British medical doctor, and the founding director of the Ciba Foundation. He was born in Sheffield, the son of a mechanical engineer, and educated at Repton School and Corpus Christi, Cambridge.

CIBA FOUNDATION SYMPOSIUM ON SOMATIC STABILITY IN THE NEWLY BORN 5
CONTENTS 10
Chairman’s opening paper : Characteristics of the newly born 15
Effect of nutrition on the stage of development of the young at birth in farm animals 19
Discussion 25
Kidney function and the excretion of water and solutes 32
Discussion: 45
Metabolic effects of fasting and food 55
Discussion 65
Carbohydrate metabolism and the rôle of the liver 75
Discussion 84
Biochemical changes occurring during asphyxia at birth and some effects on the heart 91
The metabolic changes in respiratory distress syndrome of prematurity seen as a failure of somatic compensations for asphy 108
Discussion 125
Metabolic rate and body temperature in the newly born 133
Endocrine and metabolic aspects of the development of homoeo-thermy in the rat 147
Discussion 166
The physics and physiology of the development of homoeothermy 174
Oxygen consumption and hypoxia in the newborn animal 188
Discussion 201
The stability of the cardiovascular system 210
Discussion 226
The endocrine function of the newborn 233
Discussion 256
Enzymes in the development of homoeostatic mechanisms 264
Discussion 288
The relevance of anencephaly to problems of somatic stability 297
Discussion 305
The stability of the nervous system during development 314
Discussion 329
Short communication Pulmonary syndrome in newborn foals 335
Discussion 340
Clinical aspects of stability 342
Discussion 357
Informal summary of the clinical implications of the proceedings 364
Informal assessment of the veterinary significance of the proceedings 371
General Discussion 374