Figure 18 - Influence of body temperature on latency in four age groups.
From the following article
Anatomy and development and physiology of the larynx
Clarence T. Sasaki
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo7
Note the linear relationship in all age groups. W, weeks. (Source: Haraguchi S, Fung RO, Sasaki CT. Effect of hyperthermia on laryngeal closure reflex. Ann Otol Rhino Laryngol 1983;92(1): 24-28, with permission from Annals Publishing Co.)
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