SERUM THYROGLOBULIN LEVELS IN PRETERM NEONATES
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Endocrinology
- Vol. 21 (2) , 149-153
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.1984.tb03454.x
Abstract
Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels were determined in preterm neonates. Very high values were found at birth. A significant negative correlation was observed between Tg levels and gestational age. A longitudinal study indicates that a very sharp decrease in Tg levels occurred after birth. Three weeks after birth, the values were close to the values of full-term neonates. These high hTg values could result either from an increased turnover of hTg or from a lower clearance rate of this iodoprotein.Keywords
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