Ontogeny of human pancreatic exocrine function
| Autor: | L T Weaver, P McClean |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Ontogeny Infant Newborn Infant Physiology Weaning Early life Human pancreas Endocrinology Internal medicine Amylases Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Trypsin Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena business Pancreas Perinatal period Function (biology) Organ system Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Disease in Childhood. 68:62-65 |
| ISSN: | 1468-2044 0003-9888 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/adc.68.1_spec_no.62 |
| Popis: | At birth pancreatic exocrine function is far from mature and, like many other organ systems of the newborn, undergoes rapid development during early life. Knowledge of the functional capacity of the human pancreas during the perinatal period has important implications for the feeding of neonates, especially those born preterm or who are retarded in growth, and for making recommendations about the timing of introduction and the composition of weaning foods. Much of our knowledge has been derived from animals, but there are dangers in applying information gained therefrom to humans. In this review we summarise what is known about the ontogeny of the human pancreas, and refer to animal experiments only when no information is available about humans. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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