Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5656950 | Nutrition | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Infection and inflammation were linked to evidence of GH resistance, whereas levels of GH, IGF-1, and IGFBP-3 were associated with growth indices independent of hsCRP. These data implicate complex interrelationships between infection, nutritional status, GH axis, and linear growth in children from a developing area.
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Authors
Mark D. M.D., M.Sc., M.C.R., Rebecca J. M.D., M.P.H., Alvaro M. M.D., Alessandra R.N., Alexandre Ph.D., Relana Ph.D., Aldo A. M.D., Ph.D., Richard L. M.D.,