Articles
Volume 6 (2008) - August 2008
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Research article
Association between umbilical cord glucocorticoids and blood pressure at age 3 years Susanna Y Huh, Ruth Andrew, Janet W Rich-Edwards, Ken P Kleinman, Jonathan R Seckl, Matthew W Gillman BMC Medicine 2008, 6:25 (28 August 2008) An increased cortisol/cortisone ratio in venous umbilical cord blood is associated with increased systolic blood pressure at age 3, suggesting that in utero exposure to maternal glucocorticoids may predispose to hypertension in later life.
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Commentary
The pathophysiology of malarial anaemia: where have all the red cells gone? Oscar K Kai, David J Roberts BMC Medicine 2008, 6:24 (21 August 2008) |
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Research article
Collins O Odhiambo, Walter Otieno, Christine Adhiambo, Michael M Odera, José A Stoute BMC Medicine 2008, 6:23 (21 August 2008) Young children in malaria-endemic western Kenya have low levels of red cell complement regulatory proteins, increasing the susceptibility of red cells to complement-mediated destruction during malaria infection.
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