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URINARY GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN EXCRETION IN THE NEONATAL PERIOD
Author(s) -
PENNOCK C. A.,
WHARTON B. A.,
WHITE FRANCES
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1971.tb06660.x
Subject(s) - medicine , excretion , glycosaminoglycan , urinary system , period (music) , creatinine , physiology , pediatrics , endocrinology , anatomy , physics , acoustics
Summary Urinary glycosaminoglycan excretion relative to creatinine is high during the neonatal period reaching a peak in the second week of life and thereafter declining throughout childhood. The difficulty in early diagnosis of the mucopolysaccharidoses during the neonatal period is emphasized.