Early activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis in very-low-birth-weight infants with small thymus at birth

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-254

  De Felice, C ^a   Toti, P ^b   Musaro M ^a   Peruzzi, L ^a   Paffetti, P ^a   Pasqui, L ^a   Magaldi, R ^c   Bagnoli, F ^a   Rinaldi, M ^c   Rinaldi, G ^c   Grilli, G ^c   Tonni, G ^d   Latini, G ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria   (Italy)

^d PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^e PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Chorioamnionitis; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenals axis; Thymus; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INVOLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMUS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 40549102790     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050801927871     Document Type: Article

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