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Kwashiorkor

Known as: MALNUTRITION, MALIGNANT, PROTEIN MALNUTRITION, Kwashiorkor [Disease/Finding] 
A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes… 
National Institutes of Health

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Protein Deficiency

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Chronic Moderate Hypoxia and Protein Malnutrition Both Induce Growth Retardation, But Have Distinct Effects on Arterial Endothelium-Dependent Reactivity in the Chicken Embryo
Deviations in the rate of intrauterine growth may change organ system development, resulting in cardiovascular disease in adult… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Nutrition, general health status and oral health status in hospitalised elders.
Biological malnutrition was assessed and correlated with salivary flow rates and oral health in 99 elderly, hospitalised non… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Developmental protein malnutrition: Influences on the central nervous system of the rat
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Multiple systems organ failure: muscle fuel deficit with visceral protein malnutrition.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Ontogeny of the levels of biogenic amines in various parts of the brain and in peripheral tissues in normal and protein malnourished rats
Review
1971
Review
1971
Protein malnutrition in children: advances in knowledge in the last ten years.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Impaired Cellular Immunity in Kwashiorkor with Improvement after Therapy
Children with kwashiorkor showed a high incidence of deranged cellular immunity as evidenced by impairment of delayed cutaneous… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Serum-growth hormone and glucose intolerance in renal failure.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The Liver after Kwashiorkor*
In the 60 infants reported here the mean serum bilirubin on admission was within the normal range (0.82 mg./100 ml.) and the… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The role of Ascaris lumbricoides in the nutrition of the host; effect of ascariasis on digestion of protein.
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