The Physiologic Significance of Early Urinary Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein Levels in Preterm Infants: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Young-Hwa Jung (Author), Ee-Kyung Kim (Author), Seung-Han Shin (Author), Jin-A Lee (Author), Han-Suk Kim (Author), Beyong-Il Kim (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) is released from mature enterocytes when cell membrane integrity is disrupted. This study aimed to prospectively investigate the physiologic significance of early urinary I-FABP and whether it might reflect intestinal compromise in preterm infants. We c...