Transferrin kinetics are altered in children with severe protein-energy malnutrition

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1469-1474

  Morlese, John F ^a   Forrester, Terrence ^b   Del Rosario, Melanie ^a   Frazer, Margaret ^a   Jahoor, Farook ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Children; Protein energy malnutrition; Transferrin concentration; Transferrin synthesis

Indexed keywords

IRON; LEUCINE; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; IRON METABOLISM; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030764675     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.8.1469     Document Type: Article

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