Salivary cortisol and administration of concentrated oral glucose in newborn infants: Improved detection limit and smaller sample volumes without glucose interference

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-118

  Morelius, E ^a   Nelson, N ^a   Theodorsson, E ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Neonate; Pain; Radioimmunoassay; Saliva; Stress; Stress hormone; Sweet solution

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INCUBATION TIME; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA; STRESS; TEMPERATURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1842865784     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510410004452     Document Type: Article

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