Growth factors, inflammatory cytokines and postnatal bone strength in preterm infants

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 733-740

  Eliakim, Alon ^a,b   Nemet, Dan ^a,b   Ahmad, Irfan ^c   Zaldivar, Frank ^c   Koppel, Robin ^d   Grochow, Donna ^d   Waffarn, Feizal ^c   Cooper, Dan M ^c  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; IGF I; IL 6; Premature infants; Speed of sound

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRENGTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 70349505717     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2009.22.8.733     Document Type: Article

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