Effect of zinc supplementation on growth Hormone Insulin growth factor axis in short Egyptian children with zinc deficiency

BACKGROUND: The relationship between zinc (Zn) and growth hormone-insulin growth factor (GH-IGF) system and how Zn therapy stimulates growth in children has not been clearly defined in humans. Thus, we aimed to assess GH-IGF axis in short children with Zn deficiency and to investigate the effect of...

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Autores principales: Hamza, Rasha T, Hamed, Amira I, Sallam, Mahmoud T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3453500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22625223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-38-21

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3453500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22625223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-38-21

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