Adipose Tissue Deposition after Preterm Birth

ISBN-13: 9783846505441 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str.

Sabita Uthaya

Opis

Adipose tissue is a complex endocrine organ and its quantity and distribution are markers of morbidity risk. The third trimester of human development is a period of rapid adipose tissue deposition. Preterm infants are subject to periods of suboptimal nutrition and chronic illness and may be at risk of altered adiposity. Using the technique of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to study adipose tissue for the first time in preterm infants, this work describes the differences between preterm infants at term age equivalent and healthy term born infants and explores the possible underlying reasons for the differences.

O autorze

Sabita Uthaya is a Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Neonatal Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Hospital / Imperial College London. Her research interests are nutrition and the long term metabolic consequences of prematurity. This publication is a result of the work done towards her MD degree at the University of London.