Cord blood cortisol level is lower in growth-restricted newborns

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-150

  Strinic, Tomislav ^a   Roje, Damir ^a   Marusic, Jelena ^a   Capkun, Vesna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Fetal growth; Newborn

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PARITY; PROBABILITY; RANK SUM TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 2; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLACENTA;

EID: 33847712627     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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