1970s research
in biochemistry
Weight differences
between control
and asphyxiated
male and female
pairs during the
first week after
neonatal suffocation
Simon N, Volicer L (1976) Neonatal asphyxia in
the rat: greater vulnerability of males and
persistent effects on brain monoamine synthesis.
Journal of Neurochemistry 26:893-900.
females
males
Male rat pups were more
vulnerable to oxygen
deprivation than females.
With sons Andy & Conrad, and baby rat pups Boston University School of Medicine, 1971
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