Effect of zinc supplementation on growth Hormone Insulin growth factor axis in short Egyptian children with zinc deficiency

Effect of zinc supplementation on growth Hormone Insulin growth factor axis in short Egyptian children with zinc deficiency

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The relationship between zinc (Zn) and growth hormone-insulin growth factor (GH-IGF) system and how Zn therapy stimulates growth in children has not been clearly defined in humans. Thus, we aimed to assess GH-IGF axis in short childr...

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Main Authors: Hamza Rasha T, Hamed Amira I, Sallam Mahmoud T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Egyptian
Growth hormone
Insulin growth factor-1
Zinc
Online Access:http://www.ijponline.net/content/38/1/21

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