Circulating Neurotrophin Levels In The Perinatal Period Of Intrauterine Growth Restricted Fetuses And Neonates At Term
A Malamitsi-Puchner, KE Nikolaou, E Economou, M Boutsikou, T Boutsikou, M Kyriakakou, KP Puchner, D Hassiakos · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2006 · Heft 05
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Question: To investigate in intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) term fetuses and neonates circulating levels of nerve growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and neurotrophin-4 (NT-4), important for prenatal and postnatal brain development. Method: Determination by enzyme immunoassays of BDNF, NGF, NT-4 and NT-3 in the plasma of 60 mothers (MS) and their 30 IUGR and 30 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) fullterm fetuses (UC) and neonates on postnatal day 1 (N1) and 4 (N4) Results: No statistically significant differences…
