Assessment of plasma fibronectin in malnourished Nigerian children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-188

  Akenami, Francis O T ^a   Koskiniemi, Marjaleena ^b   Siimes, Martti A ^b   Ekanem, Emmanuel E ^b   Bolarin, Debayo M ^b   Vaheri, Antti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Albumin; Malnutrition; Nigeria; Plasma fibronectin; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; FIBRONECTIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; KWASHIORKOR; NIGERIA; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0030948551     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199702000-00012     Document Type: Article

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