Table of Contents, April issue of Pediatric Research

Newswise — CONTENTSAPRIL 2008, VOLUME 63, NUMBER 4

SCIENCE " IN THE NEWSNovel In Vivo Parasite Biology—Implications for PathogenesisJ.P. Daily

REVIEW ARTICLESexual Dimorphism in Non-Mendelian InheritanceA. Vige´, C. Gallou-Kabani, C. Junien

ARTICLESBasic Science InvestigationA Zebrafish Model for the Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS)N. Venkatasubramani, A.N. Mayer

Regulation of Placental Growth Hormone Secretion in a Human Trophoblast Model—The Effects of Hormones and AdipokinesW. Zeck, C. Widberg, E. Maylin, G. Desoye, U. Lang, D. McIntyre, J. Prins, A. Russell

Effects of a Maternal Low Protein Isocaloric Diet on Milk Leptin and Progeny Serum Leptin Concentration and Appetitive Behavior in the First 21 Days of Neonatal Life in the RatC.J. Bautista, L. Boeck, F. Larrea, P.W. Nathanielsz, E. Zambrano

Selective Losses of Brainstem Catecholamine Neurons After Hypoxia-Ischemia in the Immature Rat PupK.M. Buller, J.A. Wixey, P. Pathipati, M. Carty, P.B. Colditz, C.E. Williams, A. Scheepens

Coronary Constriction to Angiotensin II Is Enhanced by Endothelial Superoxide Production in Sheep Programmed by DexamethasoneR.D. Roghair, F.J. Miller Jr., T.D. Scholz, F.S. Lamb, J.L. Segar

Dexamethasone Exposure of Neonatal Rats Modulates Biliary Lipid Secretion and Hepatic Expression of Genes Controlling Bile Acid Metabolism in Adulthood Without Interfering With Primary Bile Acid KineticsY. Liu, R. Havinga, F.R. Van Der Leij, R. Boverhof, P.J.J. Sauer, F. Kuipers, F. Stellaard

Aldohexose Malabsorption in Preterm Pigs Is Directly Related to the Severity of Necrotizing EnterocolitisR.K. Buddington, S.B. Bering, T. Thymann, P.T. Sangild

Translational InvestigationToll-Like Receptors and Agonist Responses in the Developing Fetal Sheep LungN.H. Hillman, T.J.M. Moss, I. Nitsos, B.W. Kramer, C.J. Bachurski, M. Ikegami, A.H. Jobe, S.G. Kallapur

Elevated Erythropoietin mRNA and Protein Concentrations in the Developing Human EyeS. Patel, M.J. Rowe, S.A. Winters, R.K. Ohls

Clinical InvestigationSchimke Immuno-Osseous Dysplasia: Expression of SMARCAL1 in Blood and Kidney Provides Novel Insight Into Disease PhenotypeB. Dekel, S. Metsuyanim, N. Goldstein, N. Pode-Shakked,Y. Kovalski, Y. Cohen, M. Davidovits, Y. Anikster

Oxidative Modification of Low-Density Lipoprotein in Relation to Dyslipidemia and Oxidant Status in Children With Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic SyndromeN.T. El-Melegy, N.A. Mohamed, M.M. Sayed

ACTH Receptor Promoter Polymorphism Associates With Severity of Premature Adrenarche and Modulates Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in ChildrenS. Lappalainen, P. Utriainen, T. Kuulasmaa, R. Voutilainen, J. Ja¨a¨skela¨inen

Sex-Specific Differences in Peripheral Microvascular Blood Flow in Preterm InfantsM.J. Stark, V.L. Clifton, I.M.R Wright

Cutaneous Microvascular Dysfunction Is Associated With Human Leukocyte Antigen-DQ in Youths With Type 1 DiabetesM. Odermarsky, Ã…. Lernmark, L. Truedsson, P. Liuba

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Carotid Atherosclerosis in ChildrenL. Pacifico, V. Cantisani, P. Ricci, J.F. Osborn, E. Schiavo, C. Anania, E. Ferrara, G. Dvisic, C. Chiesa

Circulating Adiponectin in Preterm Infants Fed Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (LCPUFA)-Supplemented Formula—A Randomized Controlled StudyT. Siahanidou, A. Margeli, C. Lazaropoulou, E. Karavitakis, I. Papassotiriou, H. Mandyla

Dexamethasone Therapy in Preterm Infants Developing Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Effect on Pulmonary Surfactant Disaturated-Phosphatidylcholine KineticsP.E. Cogo, M. Simonato, G. Mariatoffolo, G. Stefanutti,M. Chierici, C. Cobelli, C. Ori, V.P. Carnielli

Intrauterine Growth Restriction Affects the Preterm Infant's HippocampusG.A. Lodygensky, M.L. Seghier, S.K Warfield,C.B. Tolsa, S. Sizonenko, F. Lazeyras, P.S. Hu¨ppi

Early Reduction of N-Acetyl-Aspartate-Compounds in Patients With Classical Vanishing White Matter Disease. A Long-Term Follow-Up MRS StudyS.F. Dreha-Kulaczewski, P. Dechent, J. Finsterbusch, K. Brockmann, J. Ga¨rtner, J. Frahm, F.A. Hanefeld

CORRESPONDENCELetter to the EditorM.S. Morris, P.F. Jacques. I.H. Rosenberg, J. Selhub

ResponseR.B. Johnston, Jr.

Selected Abstracts Presented to the LXV Annual Meeting of the Latin American Society for Pediatric Research (SLAIP)

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