Relationship between umbilical cord blood vitamin D levels and thymus size in healthy and term newborns
CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.44, no.4, pp.1450-1455, 2019 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 44 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.17826/cumj.535638
- Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.1450-1455
- Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose: Thymus is a primary lymphoid organ which contains the vitamin D receptor. Vitamin D has an immunological regulatory effect on the adaptive and innate immune system. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between cord blood 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and thymus size.