Increased catecholamines and heart rate in children with low birth weight: Perinatal contributions to sympathoadrenal overactivity

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 261, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 480-487

  Johansson, S ^a   Norman, M ^a   Legnevall, L ^a   Dalmaz, Y ^b   Lagercrantz, H ^a   Vanpee M ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Children; Heart rate; Low birth weight; Sympathoadrenal activity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 34247116898     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01776.x     Document Type: Article

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