Effects of acute and chronic zinc administration on growth velocity in patients with hypopituitarism

Nutrition Research

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1865-1877

  Estefan, Vivian ^b   Mendonça, Berenice B ^a   Arnhold, Ivo J P ^a   Nicolau, Wilian ^a   Brandão Neto, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Growth velocity; Hypopituitarism; Prepubertal children; Short stature; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH STIMULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0032211429     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(98)00156-0     Document Type: Article

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