In this issue of Pediatric Research Holgerson et al. report measurements of plasma glucose-regulatory hormones in 225 very preterm infants (VPIs) showing that these hormone levels were minimally affected by a novel bovine colostrum fortifier and did not seem to be appropriate biomarkers of early postnatal growth for individual VPIs.
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Adamkin, D.H., Hay, W.W. COMMENTARY: Searching for biomarkers and regulators of growth in very preterm infants with new fortifiers. Pediatr Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03267-4
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