Elevated ghrelin levels in preterm born children during prepubertal ages and relationship with catch-up growth

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-560

  Feyza, Darendeliler ^a,b   Bas, Firdevs ^a   Bundak, Ruveyde ^a   Coban, Asuman ^a   Disci, Rian ^b   Sancakli, Ozlem ^b   Gokcay, Gulbin ^a   Ince, Zeynep ^a   Can, Gulay ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; INSULIN;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CATCH UP GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INSULIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 56749181008     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-08-0357     Document Type: Article

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