Postnatal triiodothyronine replacement and respiratory distress syndrome of the preterm infant

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 1989, Pages 213-217

  Amato, M ^a   Guggisberg, C ^a   Schneider, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hypotriiodothyroninemia; Preterm infants; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; LUNG SURFACTANT; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LUNG; MALE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0024952377     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000181292     Document Type: Article

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