Effect of maternal vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy on neonatal kidney size

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-203

  El Khashab, Ehab K ^a   Hamdy, Ahmad M ^a   Maher, Karima M ^a   Fouad, Mohamed A ^a   Abbas, Ghada Z ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b National Nutrition Institute   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; renal size; serum retinol; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SIZE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875399466     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2012-0026     Document Type: Article

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