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Urinary β2 microglobulin in the newborn
Author(s) -
DAWSON K. P.,
YEOMAN D.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1981.tb00013.x
Subject(s) - beta 2 microglobulin , medicine , excretion , creatinine , urinary system , albumin , endocrinology , urine
. Twelve full‐term, healthy newborn infants had daily urinary β2 microglobulin, albumin and creatinine levels measured during the first five days of life. A marked elevation in urinary β2 microglobulin was demonstrated. There was a marked variation from day to day with a range of 20–11,000μg/l. The relatively steady creatinine and albumin excretion levels suggest there is a true increased excretion of β2 microglobulin in the neonatal period with a tendency for the excretion rate to rise during the first five days of life.