To SUBMIT an e-letter please go to the abstract/full text of the article and click the 'Submit a response' link in the box to the right of the text. For further help click here.
To:
ADC Online Letters and ADC Education and Practice Letters
Electronic Letters to:
|
|
Electronic letters published:
-
![[Read eLetter]](/icons/misc/sectionDOWN.gif)
This could be due to low DHEA
- James M. Howard (31 October 2007)
|
|
|||
|
James M. Howard, Biologist independent
Send letter to journal:
jmhoward{at}anthropogeny.com James M. Howard
|
It is my hypothesis that all tissues rely on DHEA for optimal function. Low DHEA has been found in preterm infants (Acta Paediatr. 2007 Nov;96(11):1600-5). Protective effects of DHEA against many infectious agents has also been determined. I suggest the findings of Bartels, et al., may be explained by low DHEA. That is, a common cause of low DHEA may be involved in growth retardation in preterm infants and their increased vulnerability to infections. |
|||
