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

• প্রধান লেখক: Hamza Rasha T (লেখক), Hamed Amira I (লেখক), Sallam Mahmoud T (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: BMC, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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<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...