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ELEVATED CALCITONIN (CT) IN BIRTH ASPHYXIA AND PREMATURITY: ROLE IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF EARLY NEONATAL HYPOCALCEMIA (HC)
Although CT is stress responsive the role of CT in pathogenesis of early neonatal HC is unknown. We studied the thesis that CT, gastrin, glucagon 1) are higher in cord than mother; 2) rise postnatally; 3) corr...
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Growth Hormone Causes a Rise in 1,25-diOH D and Sensitizes the Kidney to Parathormone
GH replacement therapy (Rx) causes rapid skeletal growth, some suggest by GH-dependent 25-OH D 1-hydroxylase activation. We studied 12 GH deficient children before and for 1 wk after high dose (5IU/da) Rx, and...
