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Article | June 1972

An Experimental Evaluation of Phototherapy for Hyperbilirubinemia in the Gunn Rat FREE

Richard E. Butcher, PhD; Charles V. Vorhees; Charles W. Kindt; William J. Keenan, MD
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Received for publication Dec 10, 1971; accepted Feb 28, 1972.

Reprint requests to Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Elland Ave and Bethesda, Cincinnati 45229 (Dr. Butcher).


Am J Dis Child. 1972;123(6):576-578. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110120100011.
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Jaundiced rats of the Gunn substrain were exposed to light for two to seven hours per day between the third and 25th day of life. Compared to untreated jaundiced subjects, treated rats showed no improvement in their performance on behavioral tests although increased vitality was observed.

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Butcher RE, Stutz RM, Berry HK:  Behavioral abnormalities in rats with neonatal jaundice . Amer J Ment Defic 75:755-759, 1971;.
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Behrman RE, Hsia DYY:  Summary of a symposium on phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia . J Pediat 75:718-726, 1969;.
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Johnson L, Schutta HS:  Quantitative assessment of the effects of light treatment in infant Gunn rats , in Bergsma D (ed): Birth Defects: Original Article Series . New York, National Foundation, 1970;, vol 6, pp 114-118.
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Ballowitz L, Heller R, Natzschka J, et al:  The effect of blue light on infant Gunn rats , in Bergsma D (ed): Birth Defects: Original Article Series . New York, National Foundation, 1970;, vol 6, pp 106-113.

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Butcher RE, Stutz RM, Berry HK:  Behavioral abnormalities in rats with neonatal jaundice . Amer J Ment Defic 75:755-759, 1971;.
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Behrman RE, Hsia DYY:  Summary of a symposium on phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia . J Pediat 75:718-726, 1969;.
Link to Article
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Johnson L, Schutta HS:  Quantitative assessment of the effects of light treatment in infant Gunn rats , in Bergsma D (ed): Birth Defects: Original Article Series . New York, National Foundation, 1970;, vol 6, pp 114-118.
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Ballowitz L, Heller R, Natzschka J, et al:  The effect of blue light on infant Gunn rats , in Bergsma D (ed): Birth Defects: Original Article Series . New York, National Foundation, 1970;, vol 6, pp 106-113.

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