Immaturity or starvation? Longitudinal study of leptin levels in premature infants

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-40

  Spear, Michael L ^a   Hassink, Sandra G ^b,d   Leef, Kathleen ^a   O'Connor, Darlise M ^b   Kirwin, Susan M ^b   Locke, Robert ^a   Gorman, Robert ^c   Funanage, Vicky L ^b,d  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c Blue Hen Consultants   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leptin; Nutrition; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION;

AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEPTIN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STARVATION;

EID: 0034911010     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047117     Document Type: Article

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