Effects of cord serum insulin, IGF-II, IGFBP-2, IL-6 and cortisol concentrations on human birth weight and length: Pilot study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Smerieri, Arianna ^a   Petraroli, Maddalena ^a   Ziveri, Maria Angela ^a   Volta, Cecilia ^a   Bernasconi, Sergio ^a   Street, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; IGF2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IL6 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BLOOD; FETUS BLOOD; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 2; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; INTERLEUKIN-6; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84855266328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029562     Document Type: Article

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