“…The newborn infant is subject to a variety of metabolie and hormonal reactions not found during later periods of life (Comblath, Parker, Reisner, Forbes and DaugluuJay 1965, Euler, Larsson and Persson 1964, Dost, Gladtke, Hattingberg and Rind 1968, Westpha/ 1968. In response to glucose infusion, a newbom infant increases blood growth hormone (GH) level (Comblath et al 1965, Westphal 1968 whereas children and adults react with decrease.…”