Is mid-arm circumference a reliable method to estimate adiposity in preterm and term infants?
Preterm infants have increased body fat deposition as they approach term-corrected age, and MAC is a reliable, low-cost measure for monitoring infant body fat deposition in preterm and term infants.
Type III collagen mRNA levels are increased in the human non-compliant bladder. Therefore the accumulation of type III collagen protein is, in part, transcriptionally regulated.