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Micronutrient fortification to improve growth and health of maternally HIV-unexposed and exposed Zambian infants: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BackgroundThe period of complementary feeding, starting around 6 months of age, is a time of high risk for growth faltering and morbidity. Low micronutrient density of locally available foods is a common problem in low income countries.
Chilenje Infant Growth, Nutrition and Infection (CIGNIS) Study Team
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2013 BackgroundTestosterone (T) is mainly excreted in the urine as testosterone glucuronide (TG). This glucuronidation is partly dependent on the UGT2B17 genotype, and TG excretion is therefore lower in men having the UGT2B17 deletion.
Anne Kirstine eBang +3 more
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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2023 Background Cannabinoid-containing products are marketed to athletes as promoting recovery, in spite of a lack of data on their safety and effects.
Erica N. Peters +6 more
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Growth and Growth Factors [PDF]
Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology, 2014 The majority of articles selected for this chapter refer to novel pathophysiological mechanisms that have recently been elucidated. Levels of expression and methylation as well as specific polymorphisms in the IGF2 gene were shown to play a key role not only in fetal growth but also in early postnatal weight gain.
Elena Inzaghi, Stefano Cianfarani
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BMC Health Services Research, 2016 Background Treatment costs for children with growth hormone (GH) deficiency are subsidized by the government in Japan if the children meet clinical criteria, including height limits (boys: 156.4 cm; girls: 145.4 cm).
Eri Maeda +19 more
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Minipuberty of human infancy – A window of opportunity to evaluate hypogonadism and differences of sex development? [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2020 Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis happens in 3 phases during life. The first phase is during fetal life and is only separated from the second phase, called minipuberty, by the high concentration of placental hormones at birth ...
Christoffer Højrup Renault +5 more
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Growth, growth factors and diabetes [PDF]
European Journal of Endocrinology, 2004 Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and other chronic diseases in children are well known to adversely affect linear growth and pubertal development. In the years immediately following the introduction of insulin therapy, short stature was consistently reported in children with T1DM.
CHIARELLI, Francesco +2 more
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The Impact of Simple Institutions in Experimental Economies with Poverty Traps [PDF]
, 2009 We introduce an experimental approach to study the effect of institutions on economic growth. In each period, agents produce and trade output in a market, and allocate it to consumption and investment.
Camerer, Colin F. +5 more
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Sedentarismo y condición física en mujeres postmenopáusicas
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2013 Introducción: El envejecimiento es un proceso fisiológico natural asociado a diferentes cambios, entre los que se encuentra un descenso de la condición física.
Silvia Morales +5 more
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Democratization and Growth [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2004 This paper challenges recent empirical findings that democratic institutions have a negligible direct effect on economic growth. We delve into numerous historical sources and democracy indicators to identify the countries and timing of recent democratization episodes.
Papaioannou, E, Siourounis, G
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