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Preterm infant length and head-circumference growth

Preterm infant length and head-circumference growth. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

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What acts on it

  1. Length and head-circumference growth did not differ significantly between treatment groups.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/sodium-research/25406227.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "a3c6cd28e4896dc8cdaeaacb7d524c55098b87dd5bf9d028ce49ba544832e339", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1645, "text_sha256": "a3c6cd28e4896dc8cdaeaacb7d524c55098b87dd5bf9d028ce49ba544832e339"}
    experimental_model
    Randomized masked trial in 53 infants born before 32 weeks
    exposure
    4 mEq/kg/day supplemental sodium versus placebo, days 7–35
    limitations
    Study regimen, not a dosing recommendation. Small neonatal trial; improved weight gain is not proof that every blood sodium measurement diagnoses total-body depletion.
    nutrient_topic
    Sodium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Sodium
    organism
    Human preterm infants
    plain_language
    The observed growth benefit was not uniform across every growth measurement.
    primary_references
    [sodium-p25406227] Impact of Early Sodium Supplementation on Hyponatremia and Growth in Premature Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (2016). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25406227/ DOI: 10.1177/0148607114558303
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Whole-body growth and serum sodium
    trigger_kind
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Sodium: gradients, nutrient transport, fluid regulation and loss states (2026-09-17) · lines 993–1004

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Randomized masked trial in 53 infants born before 32 weeks · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### sodium-preterm-limits Length and head-circumference growth did not differ significantly between treatment groups. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Sodium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The observed growth benefit was not uniform across every growth measurement. organism: Human preterm infants tissue_or_cell_type: Whole-body growth and serum sodium experimental_model: Randomized masked trial in 53 infants born before 32 weeks limitations: Study regimen, not a dosing recommendation. Small neonatal trial; improved weight gain is not proof that every blood sodium measurement diagnoses total-body depletion. exposure: 4 mEq/kg/day supplemental sodium versus placebo, days 7–35 evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/sodium-research/25406227.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "a3c6cd28e4896dc8cdaeaacb7d524c55098b87dd5bf9d028ce49ba544832e339", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1645, "text_sha256": "a3c6cd28e4896dc8cdaeaacb7d524c55098b87dd5bf9d028ce49ba544832e339"} [sodium-p25406227] Impact of Early Sodium Supplementation on Hyponatremia and Growth in Premature Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (2016). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25406227/ DOI: 10.1177/0148607114558303
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