Increased C3-Carnitine in a healthy premature infant

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1914-1917

  Chapman, Kimberly A ^a   Bennett, Michael J ^a   Sondheimer, Neal ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMALONIC ACID; PROPIONYLCARNITINE;

ACIDOSIS; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; PROPIONIC ACIDEMIA;

CARNITINE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE;

EID: 55349127028     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.107581     Document Type: Article

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