Developmental trends in cord and postpartum serum thyroid hormones in preterm infants.
Williams FL, Simpson J, Delahunty C, Ogston SA, Bongers-Schokking JJ, Murphy N, van Toor H, Wu SY, Visser TJ, Hume R; Collaboration from the Scottish Preterm Thyroid Group.
Williams FL, et al. Among authors: visser tj.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Nov;89(11):5314-20. doi: 10.1210/jc.2004-0869.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004.
PMID: 15531476
In all preterm groups, TSH and rT(3) decrease to below, T(4)-binding globulin increases to within, and T(3) and T(4) sulfate increase to above cord levels of equivalent gestational age. Term infants are hyperthyroxinemic relative to cord and nonpregnant adult levels of T(4 …
In all preterm groups, TSH and rT(3) decrease to below, T(4)-binding globulin increases to within, and T(3) and T(4) sulfate increase to abo …