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Effect of zinc supplementation on body mass index and serum levels of zinc and leptin in pediatric hemodialysis patients

INTRODUCTION: Zinc is an essential trace element for human nutrition, and its deficiency is associated with anorexia, poor food efficiency, growth retardation, and impaired neurological and immune systems. The zinc-deficiency rate is particularly high in many disease states, such as with end-stage r...

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Autores principales: El-Shazly, Ahmed Nabih, Ibrahim, Soha Abd El-Hady, El-Mashad, Ghada Mohamed, Sabry, Jehan H, Sherbini, Nashwa Said
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4677656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26677341
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S94923