The effect of antenatal corticosteroids on gut peptides of preterm infants - A matched group comparison: Corticosteroids and gut development

Early Human Development

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Costalos, C ^a   Gounaris, A ^b   Sevastiadou, S ^a   Hatzistamatiou, Z ^a   Theodoraki, M ^b   Alexiou, E N ^b   Constandellou, E ^b  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Piraeus   (Greece)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Gut hormones; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GASTRIN; GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; MOTILIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL SECRETION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGANOGENESIS; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0142199911     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(03)00087-2     Document Type: Article

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