Dissociation of systemic GH-IGF-I axis from a genetic basis for short stature in African Pygmies

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 371-380

  Dulloo, A G ^a   Shahkhalili, Y ^d   Atchou, G ^b   Mensi, N ^c   Jacquet, J ^a   Girardier, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Medicine Univ Centre for Health Sciences   (Cameroon)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Growth; Growth hormone; IGF I; Infection; Malnutrition; Stature

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM ION; CERULOPLASMIN; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IRON; MAGNESIUM ION; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFERRIN; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; RACE DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAMEROON; CERULOPLASMIN; CHILD; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MIDDLE AGED; PUBERTY;

EID: 0030006580     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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