Hepatocyte growth factor as an indicator of neonatal maturity

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 709-714

  Jimenez Gomez, Gema ^a   Benavente Fernandez, Isabel ^a   Lubian Lopez, Simon P ^a   Matias Vega, Manuel ^a   Lechuga Campoy, Jose L ^a   Saez Benito, Ana ^a   Lechuga Sancho, Alfonso M ^a   Perdomo, German ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatocyte growth factor; Neonatal maturity; Preterm newborns; Term newborns

Indexed keywords

SCATTER FACTOR;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MATURITY; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NEWBORN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE;

EID: 84881531317     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0303     Document Type: Article

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