Puberty in growth hormone-treated children born small for gestational age (SGA) [PDF]
, 2003 Seventy-five small for gestational age (SGA) children were studied in a randomized, double-blind, dose-response GH trial with either 1 or 2 mg GH/m(2).d. Mean (SD) age at the start of GH therapy was 7.3 (2.2) yr. Data were compared with
Boonstra, V.H. (Venje) +3 more
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Prenatal exposure to consumer product chemical mixtures and size for gestational age at delivery
Environmental Health, 2021 Background While fetal growth is a tightly regulated process, it is sensitive to environmental exposures that occur during pregnancy. Many commonly used consumer products contain chemicals that can disturb processes underlying fetal growth.
P. A. Bommarito +6 more
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Subclassification of small for gestational age children with persistent short stature: Growth patterns and response to GH treatment [PDF]
, 2008 Aim: We determined whether subclassification of short small for gestational age (SGA) children according to birth anthropometrics could delineate ...
Bannink, E.M.N. (Ellen) +6 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.In this work, melt electrowriting is used to fabricate a 3D printed scaffold design that generates engineered cardiac tissues with in‐plane contraction, mimicking natural myocardium. It is shown that these tissues display advanced maturation and functionality.
Olalla Iglesias‐García +23 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022 Background Women with a history of obstetric complications are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but whether they should be specifically targeted for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk screening is unknown.
Abigail Fraser +7 more
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Smart Polymeric 3D Microscaffolds Hosting Spheroids for Neuronal Research via Quantum Metrology
Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 14, Issue 7, March 14, 2025.Development of a platform consisting of 3D microscaffolds supporting 3D embryoid bodies for neuronal research. The polymeric scaffolds enable directed growth of neurites. This study shows nanodiamond‐based quantum sensors graft onto the polymer material, enabling quantum metrology experiments within the 3D neuronal model and thereby providing a ...
Beatriz N. L. Costa +5 more
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Country-Specific vs. Common Birthweight-for-Gestational Age References to Identify Small for Gestational Age Infants Born at 24-28 weeks: An International Study [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Controversy exists as to whether birthweight-for-gestational age references used to classify infants as small for gestational age (SGA) should be country specific or based on an international (common) standard. We examined whether different
Adams, Mark +17 more
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Cytokine mRNA Delivery and Local Immunomodulation in the Placenta Using Lipid Nanoparticles
Advanced Therapeutics, EarlyView.This article evaluates lipid nanoparticles to deliver immunomodulatory mRNA to placental cells and mouse placentas to study and treat the immune underpinnings of placenta‐related diseases. Lipid nanoparticles induce cytokine secretion and macrophage polarization toward an anti‐inflammatory state.
Samuel I. Hofbauer +9 more
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Effects of size at birth, childhood growth patterns and growth hormone treatment on leukocyte telomere length [PDF]
, 2017 __Background__ Small size at birth and rapid growth in early life are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in later life. Short children born small for gestational age (SGA) are treated with growth hormone (GH), inducing catch-up in ...
Codd, V. (Veryan) +4 more
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PENGARUH BERAT LAHIR MENURUT USIA KEHAMILAN TERHADAP KELANGSUNGAN HIDUP BAYI DI INDONESIA [PDF]
, 2023 Infant survival is defined as the ability of infants to survive through life until the age of 1 year. In 2012, Indonesia IMR reportedd as 32 per 1,000 live births.
Arriawan, Iwan +5 more
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