Open AccessSerum level of ghrelin in umbilical cord in small and appropriate for gestational age newborn infants and its relationship to anthropometric measures
Author(s) -
Abdel Hakeem A Abdel Hakeem,
Samera Z Saed,
Mahmoud A El Rehany,
Essam E Yassin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.101694
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , ghrelin , obstetrics , umbilical cord , gestational age , pregnancy , hormone , immunology , biology , genetics
To compare the cord blood ghrelin level in (SGA) infants with the level in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants, and determine its relationship to anthropometric measurements at delivery.