Maternal thyroid function was evaluated clinically, by reproductive history, and by serial measurements of serum butanol-extractable iodine (thyroxine-like iodine), two before and two after 24 gestational weeks during 1,349 pregnancies. Three percent of the women were hypothyroxinemic. Developmental, intellectual, and motor abilities of progeny born to (Group I) 210 euthyroxinemic, (Group II) 1...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is an increasing interest in use of postmortem MR imaging as an adjunct or alternative to autopsy. Before evaluating spinal pathology on postmortem MR imaging, it is important to have knowledge of the normal appearance of the fetal spine at different gestational ages. The aim of this study is to describe the MR imaging appearances of normal development of the fetal ...

Recently, worldwide dietary reference intakes have been considered an important guideline for public health. Some governments and the World Health Organization (WHO) provide guidelines concerning dietary intake. Although an ingredient may have a history of use as a culinary material, changes in the environment over time suggest that the acceptable maximum intake each of food/culinary material s...

Doripenem, a parenteral carbapenem with broad-spectrum activity against aerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive and anaerobic pathogens, is currently approved for use in adults in the United States and European Union. Single-dose doripenem pharmacokinetics in 52 infants <12 weeks in chronological age were investigated in this phase 1 study. Hospitalized, medically stable infants <12 weeks in ch...

Intruduction: This study was conducted to determine blood levels of leptin in premature infants with proliferative ROP.Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a postnatal disorder of retinal vessels that develops in the incompletely vascularized retina of preterm infants. This disorder regresses in most patients but can lead to severe visual impairment. There is evidence that leptin stimulates angi...

heart produces and secretes a hormone called atrial natriuretic peptide. the aim of this research was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of resistance and sprint training on anp of non-athlete men. 36 non-athlete healthy men were randomly divided into three groups (12 subjects each group): resistance (mean age ± sd: 33.1±2.9 years), sprint (mean age ± sd:  32.1±2.5 years) and control (mea...