Inflammatory mediators in children with protein-energy malnutrition
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Inflammatory mediators in children with protein-energy malnutrition.
Edema is a typical sign in kwashiorkor, which is present in a subset of patients with protein-energy-malnutrition (PEM). The pathophysiology of this edema is not well established. One of the abnormalities found in kwashiorkor is reduced concentrations of antioxidants, suggesting a compromised capacity to neutralize free radicals, which are known to induce tissue damage. We have studied plasma c...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.5.1534