Detection of cord blood hepcidin levels as a biomarker for early-onset neonatal sepsis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 310-312

  Cizmeci, Mehmet Nevzat ^a   Kara, Semra ^a   Kanburoglu, Mehmet Kenan ^a   Simavli, Serap ^a   Duvan, Candan Iltemur ^a   Tatli, Mustafa Mansur ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FETAL BLOOD; HEPCIDINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; SEPSIS;

EID: 84893941304     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.12.017     Document Type: Article

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