Objectives: To review the current literature and develop consensus conclusions and
recommendations on nutrient intakes and nutritional practice in preterm infants with …

Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods
and Food Allergens (NDA) revised its 2009 Opinion on the appropriate age for introduction …

Background The developmental origin of health and disease concept identifies the brain,
cardiovascular, liver, and kidney systems as targets of fetal adverse programming with adult …

Introduction As renal development and maturation processes begin in utero and continue
through early childhood, sensitive developmental periods arise during which metal …

Nonclinical juvenile animal tests perform a valuable role in determining adverse drug effects
during periods of organogenesis and/or functional maturation. Developmental anatomic and …

Due to adverse health effects, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a plasticizer used to
soften plastic medical devices (PMDs), was restricted, and gradually replaced by alternative …

Background The evidence from individual studies to support the maturational pattern of GFR
in healthy, term-born neonates is inconclusive. We performed an individual participant data …

In humans born at term, maximal nephron number is reached by the time nephrogenesis is
completed—at approximately 36 weeks' gestation. The number of nephrons does not …

Exposure to heavy metals can cause renal injury, which has been well documented in
occupational exposure. Studies of low exposure in the general population, however, are still …

Aim Review of current knowledge on assessing renal function in term and preterm neonates.
Methods Literature review and analysis of own data. Results Prematurity, genetic …