Open AccessCord Blood Levels of Insulin, Cortisol and HOMA2-IR in Very Preterm, Late Preterm and Term Newborns
Author(s) -
Ashfaq Ahmad,
Rukmini Mysore Srikantiah,
Charu Yadav,
Ashish Agarwal,
Poornima Manjrekar,
Anupama Hegde
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18770.7857
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , insulin , gestational age , gestational diabetes , homeostatic model assessment , endocrinology , gestation , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Alteration in the glucose homeostasis is still the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the newborns. Intrauterine undernutrition plays an important role in causing adult insulin resistance and diabetes but the exact cause is still unknown.