Ghrelin in preterm and term newborns: Relation to anthropometry, leptin and insulin

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-222

  Ng, Pak C ^a   Lee, Cheuk H ^a   Lam, Christopher W K ^a   Chan, Iris H S ^a   Wong, Eric ^a   Fok, Tai F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY SIZE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MALE; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 23244441804     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02328.x     Document Type: Article

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