Hypoinsulinaemia has an important role in the development of oedema and hepatomegaly during malnutrition

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 297-299

  Soliman, Ashraf T ^a   Alsalmi, Issa ^a   Asfour, Maurice ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; PREALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIETARY INTAKE; EDEMA; FATTY LIVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOINSULINEMIA; INFANT; INSULIN DEFICIENCY; INSULIN RELEASE; KWASHIORKOR; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PANCREAS RESECTION; SKIN DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029952932     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.5.297     Document Type: Article

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