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Efficacy of zinc supplementation on growth and IGF-1 in prepubertal children with idiopathic short statures and low serum zinc levels

We investigated the effect of zinc supplementation on growth and serum IGF-1 levels in 10 prepubertal Japanese children with idiopathic short statures, who had serum zinc levels of less than 80 µg/dL. Subjects were started on oral zinc supplementation at a dose of 25 mg once daily. In three children...

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Autores principales: Yoshida, Kei, Urakami, Tatsuhiko, Mine, Yusuke, Suzuki, Junichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7160462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32313374
http://dx.doi.org/10.1297/cpe.29.63