Low birthweight and adult insulin resistance: the "catch-up growth" hypothesis

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 1999 Jul;81(1):F71-3. doi: 10.1136/fn.81.1.f71.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / etiology
  • Female
  • Fetal Growth Retardation / complications
  • Humans
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight / growth & development*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Insulin Resistance / physiology*
  • Phenotype
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
  • Somatomedins / physiology

Substances

  • Somatomedins