Angiotensin converting enzyme activity in infancy is related to birth weight

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Forsyth, J S ^a   Reilly, J ^a   Fraser, C G ^a   Struthers, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ANGIOTENSIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; ORGAN SIZE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PLACENTA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4444348854     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.027896     Document Type: Article

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