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Table 3 CSF dynamics in fetal, neonatal, and adult sheep

From: The function and structure of the cerebrospinal fluid outflow system

 

Routa

Conductanceb

Baseline ICPc

Rcsfd

Fetal Sheep1

83.7 ± 9.8

0.013 ± 0.002

10.4 ± 0.8

6.3 ± 0.6

Neonatal Sheep2

96.5 ± 17.8

0.012 ± 0.003

6.6 ± 1.1

4.1 ± 1.2

Adult Sheep

84.7 ± 19.7

0.014 ± 0.003

11.9 ± 1.4

7.8 ± 0.7

  1. 1 106-119 days gestation, 2 2-6 days post birth, a cmH2O ml-1-min, b ml-1-min-cmH2O, c cmH2O d ml/hr. Data modified and reproduced with permission from Mollanji et al [74] and Papaiconomou et al [14].
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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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