Population
Premature and full-term infants
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May aid renal maturation assessment in preterms; leaves open hypertension risk prediction or intervention targets.
The N-domain form of ACE is produced and secreted in the urine of premature infants even before term development, with full-length ACE appearing later as renal development progresses.
Hattori et al. (2000) studied this question.
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