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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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UGT2B17 genotype and the pharmacokinetic serum profile of Testosterone during substitution therapy with Testosterone Undecanoate. A retrospective experience from 207 men with hypogonadism.

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, Niels eJørgensen, Ewa eRajpert-De Meyts, Anders eJuul   +3 more
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Effects of human recombinant growth hormone on exercise capacity, cardiac structure, and cardiac function in patients with adult-onset growth hormone deficiency [PDF]

, 2017
Objective Epidemiological studies suggest that adult-onset growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) might increase the risk of death from cardiovascular causes. Methods This was a 6-month double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, cross-over trial followed by
Atkin, S. L., Atkin, Stephen, Clark, AL, Clark, Andrew, Gonzalez, S., Gonzalez, Susana, Javed, Z., Javed, Zeeshan, Sathyapalan, T., Sathyapalan, Thozhukat, Windram, Hull, Windram, J. D.   +11 more
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, repeated-dose pilot study of the safety, tolerability, and preliminary effects of a cannabidiol (CBD)- and cannabigerol (CBG)-based beverage powder to support recovery from delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

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, Helena Yardley, Amy Harrison, Graham M.L. Eglit, Jose Antonio, Cynthia Turcotte, Marcel O. Bonn-Miller   +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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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, Giannini C, MOHN, Angelika Anna   +2 more
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Effects of financial support on treatment of adolescents with growth hormone deficiency: a retrospective study in Japan

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, Takahiro Higashi, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Susumu Yokoya, Takahiro Mochizuki, Tomohiro Ishii, Junko Ito, Susumu Kanzaki, Akira Shimatsu, Koji Takano, Toshihiro Tajima, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yusuke Tanahashi, Akira Teramoto, Toshiro Nagai, Kunihiko Hanew, Reiko Horikawa, Toru Yorifuji, Naohiro Wada, Toshiaki Tanaka   +19 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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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, Alba Gómez-Cabello, Alejandro González-Agüero, José Antonio Casajús, Ignacio Ara, Germán Vicente-Rodríguez   +5 more
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Inter-methods agreement for the assessment of percentage of body fat between two laboratory methods in male adolescent cyclists

Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2013
Objective: To examine inter-methods agreement between dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and air displacement plethysmography (ADP) in male adolescent cyclists for assessing percentage of body fat (PBF).
Alejandro González-Agüero, Hugo Olmedillas, Alba Gómez-Cabello, Alexander Guillén-Ballester, José A. Casajús, Germán Vicente-Rodríguez   +5 more
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