title: Neonatal hypoglycemia, Part I: Background and definition.
abstract: Hypoglycemia in the neonate remains a common problem. The association of low blood glucose concentrations and abnormal development has prompted extensive research into the anticipation, evaluation, and treatment of neonatal hypoglycemia. Glucose homeostasis in the fetus and neonate is a developmentally regulated dynamic process involving a number of intricate physiologic mechanisms. In addition, the determination of glucose concentrations is dependent upon both the type of tissue analyzed and the limitations of the specific method employed. The complexity of glucose metabolism makes it difficult to precisely define "normal" and "abnormal" glucose levels in preterm and term neonates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Halamek
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Benaron
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose