The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in preterm infants; changes in the first 24 hours of postnatal life

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2824-2831

  Murphy, Nuala ^a   Hume, Robert ^b   Van Toor, Hans ^c   Matthews, Tom G ^a   Ogston, Simon A ^b   Wu, Sing Yung ^d   Visser, Theo J ^c   Williams, Fiona L R ^b  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; SULFATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE BINDING GLOBULIN;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMATURITY; INFANT; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TIME; UMBILICAL CORD;

HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PITUITARY GLAND; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING PROTEINS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE T4;

EID: 2942675029     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030317     Document Type: Conference Paper

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