Low cord ghrelin levels in term infants are associated with slow weight gain over the first 3 months of life

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3847-3850

  James, R J A ^a   Drewett, R F ^a   Cheetham, T D ^b,c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; LEPTIN;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEPTIN; MALE; PEPTIDE HORMONES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 4043062050     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-032167     Document Type: Article

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