Circulating glucocorticoid bioactivity in the preterm newborn after antenatal betamethasone treatment

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3999-4003

  Kajantie, Eero ^a,d   Raivio, Taneli ^a,c   Jänne, Olli A ^b,c   Hovi, Petteri ^a   Dunkel, Leo ^a   Andersson, Sture ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BETAMETHASONE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4043107986     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-0013     Document Type: Article

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