Arginine supplementation and the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 389-391

  Neu, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARGININE; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT GROWTH FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ACIDIFICATION; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0036261065     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.124306     Document Type: Article

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