title: Plasma pro-endothelin-1 and respiratory distress in newborn infants.
abstract: Plasma concentrations of the stable endothelin-1 precursor, C-terminal portion of the endothelin-1 precursor, determined prospectively in 293 newborn infants (gestational age, 24-41 weeks) at birth and on day 3 of life were unrelated to gestational age at birth, but strongly associated with respiratory distress when measured on day 3 of life.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benzing
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stabile
authors.forename: Gabor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szinnai
authors.forename: Nils G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Morgenthaler
authors.forename: Sven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schulzke
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bührer
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wellmann
mesh_terms: D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000097:blood; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000097:blood*; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1