Influence of fetal growth velocity and smallness at birth on adrenal function in adolescence

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-7

  Beck Jensen, Rikke ^a   Vielwerth, Signe ^b   Larsen, Torben ^c   Hilsted, Linda ^b   Cohen, Arieh ^d   Hougaard, David M ^d   Jensen, Lars Thorbjørn ^e   Greisen, Gorm ^b   Juul, Anders ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^e GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescence; adrenal function; Appropriate for gestational age; Fetal development; Fetal growth velocity; Small for gestational age; Smallness at birth

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STEROID EXCRETION; STEROID URINE LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; KINETICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79151476553     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315656     Document Type: Article

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