Increased fecal calprotectin in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 58, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 841-844

  Aydemir, Gokhan ^a   Cekmez, Ferhat ^a   Tanju, I Asya ^a   Canpolat, Fuat Emre ^a   Genc, F Alparslan ^a   Yildirim, Sukran ^b   Tunc, Turan ^a   Sarici, S Umit ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calprotectin; Necrotizing enterocolitis

Indexed keywords

CALGRANULIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEUKOCYTE L1 ANTIGEN COMPLEX;

EID: 84866064382     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2012.111214     Document Type: Article

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