QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION ON MEAN SERUM INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 (IGF-1) AND INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-3 (IGFBP-3) LEVELS IN PAKISTANI SHORT STATURED CHILDREN

QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION ON MEAN SERUM INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 (IGF-1) AND INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-3 (IGFBP-3) LEVELS IN PAKISTANI SHORT STATURED CHILDREN

Objective: To investigate the influence of supplemental zinc on the levels of insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in short statured Pakistani children of 3-6 years of age. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of...

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Main Authors: Sadia Kirn, Amir Ijaz, Safia Fatima, Dilshad Ahmed Khan, Sarmad Nasir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020-08-01
Series:Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Subjects:
growth hormone-insulin
growth factor-1 system
growth
Online Access:https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5109/2868

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