Abstract
Plasma ANH levels (pg/ml) were measured in 13 FT, 9 HP and in 11 SP infants with respiratory distress syndrome(RDS). The mean ± SD gestational age(GA), birth weight(BW), and plasma values from cord blood and at 24 hours, 48 hours and 8 days are shown in the Table.
In F.T. and H.P. infants plasma ANH levels increased significantly 48 hrs after birth. The plasma ANH levels in the S.P. infants at 48 hrs was significantly lower than in the H.P. infants (P<0.05). Failure of the ANH values to increase at 48 hrs of age in S.P. infants with R.D.S. may be partially responsible for the failure of a diuresis characteristic of infants with RDS at this age.
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Villaveees, C., Barak, L., Root, A. et al. PLASMA ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE HORMONE (ANH) LEVELS IN HEALTHY FULL TERM (FT), HEALTHY PREMATURE(HP) AND SICK PREMATURE(SP) INFANTS. Pediatr Res 21 (Suppl 4), 223 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00341
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