Anorexia-cachexia - The condition and its causes

Hospital Pharmacist

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 249-253

  Mason, Pam ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANOREXIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CACHEXIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIPID METABOLISM; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 36148937541     PISSN: 13527967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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