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Results of the First Double Blind Placebo (Pl) Controlled Study of Caffeine Citrate (Cc) for the Treatment of Apnea of Prematurity (Aop) † 1001

Allen Erenberg, Richard Leff, Beverly Wynne in Pediatric Research (1998)

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Caffeine Pharmacokinetics (PK) In Premature Infants With Apnea of Prematurity(AOP) 340

Richard Leff, Allen Erenberg, Beverley Wynne, Thomas Ludden in Pediatric Research (1998)

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447 THE EFFECT OF POST-NATAL AGE ON THE RESPONSE OF THE PITUTITARY-THYROID AXIS TO THYROTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE

Transient hypothyroxinemia is a common problem in the preterm infant. The response of the pituitary-thyroid (P-T) axis to exogenous thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) infusion has been used to confirm the eut...

Allen Erenberg, Janet Graeve in Pediatric Research (1985)

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Pulmonary Superoxide Dismutase Activity in the Euthyroid and Hypothyroid Ovine Fetus

Summary: Pulmonary superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was measured in 11 euthyroid and 15 hypothyroid ovine fetuses at 130 days gestation. In the euthyroid fetus, the mean pulmonary SOD activity was similar i...

Allen Erenberg, Lee Frank, Robert J Roberts, Mitchell L Rhodes in Pediatric Research (1982)

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240 THYROTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE (TRH) AND OVINE FETAL LUNG (L) MATURATION

The role of TRH on ovine fetal L maturation was studied in 12 euthyroid fetuses (F). Beginning at 127 days, 6 F received 3 daily bolus IV injections (I) of 50 ug TRH and 6 control F received saline (S). All we...

Allen Erenberg in Pediatric Research (1981)

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1244 EFFECTS OF A DOUBLE-WALLED INCUBATOR ON THE PARTITION OF BODY HEAT LOSS OF PREMATURE INFANTS

We measured metabolic heat production (M) and body heat loss (HL) of 8 AGA premature infants by indirect calorimetry in a double-walled incubator (Air-Shields) with (DW) and without (SW) the inner wall. The in...

Edward F Bell, Gladys R Rios, Allen Erenberg in Pediatric Research (1981)

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1650 THE EFFECT OF BETAMETHASONE (B) AND THYROTROPIN RE- LEASING HORMONE (T) ON LUNG (L) ANTI-OXIDANT ENZYME LEVElS IN THE FETAL (F) RABBIT

In the adult, administration of exogenous thyroxine or corticosteriods is associated with enhanced development of L oxygen toxicity. To determine if pharmacologic acceleration of F L maturation influences the ...

Allen Erenberg, Robert J Roberts, Robert D Shaw in Pediatric Research (1981)

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639 THE EFFECTS OF FORMULA (F) COMPOSITION AND VOLUME ON GASTRIC EMPTYING PATTERNS (GEP) IN THE PRETERM INFANT (PI)

GEP may be influenced by the test meal volume (V) and its composition. To determine the effects of F composition and V on GEP, 4 PI, 1.3-1.7 kg, were fed consecutive alternate feedings of Similac 24 (S) or LBW...

Robert Shaw, Allen Erenberg in Pediatric Research (1981)

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The Effect of Fetal Thyroidectomy on Ovine Fetal Lung Maturation

Summary: Studies were conducted to assess the effect of fetal thyroidectomy early in the third trimester on lung growth and surfactant maturation in the sheep. At 95–99 days of gestation, a fetal thyroidectomy...

Allen Erenberg, Mitchell L Rhodes, Mary M Weinstein, Roland L Kennedy in Pediatric Research (1979)

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182 PLACENTAL IMPERMEABILITY TO PARATHORMONE (PTH) 1–125 IN THE EWE

Studies altering plasma calcium levels have demonstrated that the maternal (M) and fetal (F) parathyroid glands appear to function automonously and suggest a lack of placental permeability to PTH. To determine...

Allen Erenberg, Mary M Weinstein, I-Wen Chen, Reginald C Tsang in Pediatric Research (1978)

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295 SERUM THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH), THYROXINE (T₄) AND TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T₃) LEVELS IN THE PRE-TERM INFANT

To determine if inclusion of the healthy pre-term infant in mass neonatal screening programs would increase the number of false-positive results, the changes in serum TSH, T₄ and T₃ levels were studied in healthy...

Allen Erenberg, Mary M Weinstein, Richard M Cowett in Pediatric Research (1978)

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181 THE EFFECT OF HALOTHANE (H) ON THYROID AND HEPATIC FUNCTION IN THE PREGNANT EWE

To evaluate the effect of H and surgery on thyroid and hepatic function in the pregnant sheep, 14 date bred ewes from 104 to 134 days gestation were anesthetized with 0.5 to 1.5% H in nitrous oxide and oxygen....

Allen Erenberg, Frank A Radosevich, Roland L Kennedy… in Pediatric Research (1978)

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1178 PULMONARY SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE (PSOD) ACTIVITY IN THE EUTHYROID (E) AND ATHYROTIC (Tx) OVINE FETUS

Animal studies have shown that the development of pulmonary oxygen toxicity is enhanced in the hyperthyroid and delayed in the hypothyroid state. PSOD activity was studied in 5 E at 130 and 5 E at 140 days (d)...

Allen Erenberg, Lee Frank, Robert J Roberts, Mitchell L Rhodes in Pediatric Research (1978)

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THE EFFECT OF FETAL THYROIDECTOMY ON OVINE FETAL LUNG MATURATION

Previous studies have shown that thyroxine is one of the factors which influences fetal lung maturation. To further delineate the role of the thyroid hormones, ovine fetuses were surgically thyroidectomized at...

Allen Erenberg, Mitchell L Rhodes, Mary M Weinstein, Roland L Kennedy… in Pediatric Research (1977)

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THE EFFECT OF PERINATAL FACTORS ON CORD THYROXINE (T₄) CONCENTRATION

To evaluate the effect of various perinatal factors, 4,068 cord samples were assayed for T4 concentration, and each chart reviewed for the following factors: Cesarean section (CS), prolonged rupture of membran...

Allen Erenberg, Robert G Thompson in Pediatric Research (1977)

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VASOPRESSIN RELEASE IN THE LAMB FETUS

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) release was studied in 16 chronic fetal preparations between 101 and 141 days gestation following the infusion of 5% NaCl. The mean baseline plasma AVP in fetuses from 101-120 (N=20)...

Fred G Smith, Richard Weltzman, Jean Robillard, Allen Erenberg… in Pediatric Research (1977)

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Insulin-Glucagon Substrate Interrelations in the Fetal Sheep

Extract: Twenty-four studies were conducted in 14 sheep fetuses to investigate the pancreatic islet α and β cell responses to substrate infusions. The studies were conducted between 100 days gestation and near...

Robert H Fiser Jr., Allen Erenberg, Mark A Sperling, William Oh… in Pediatric Research (1974)