Leptin and cytokines levels in children with failure to thrive

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 487-491

  Shaoul, Ron ^a,b   Kessel, Aharon ^a   Toubi, Elias ^a   Lanir, Amos ^a   Glazer, Oded ^a   Jaffe, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anorexia children; Cytokines; Failure to thrive; Infants; Leptin

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIETITIAN; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPOTHALAMUS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RANK SUM TEST; SATIETY; SOCIAL WORKER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEAMWORK; BLOOD;

ANOREXIA; CYTOKINES; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 1542645129     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200310000-00016     Document Type: Article

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