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Marasmus
Known as:
Nutritional atrophy
, Nutritional marasmus
, athrepsia
National Institutes of Health
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Kwashiorkor
Broader (3)
Malnutrition
Protein-Energy Malnutrition
severe malnutrition
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2010
2010
PROXIMATE , PHYTOCHEMICAL AND NUTRIENT COMPOSITIONS OF SOME FRUITS , SEEDS AND LEAVES OF SOME PLANT SPECIES AT UMUDIKE
C. DikeM.
2010
Corpus ID: 21747306
Proximate, phytochemical and nutrient compositions of fruits, seeds and leaves of some plant species were studied at the…
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1981
1981
Managing the Nutritional Concerns of the Patient Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis
M. Blumenkrantz
,
R. Schmidt
1981
Corpus ID: 57622941
Although less obvious and dramatic than other aspects of the uremic syndrome, chronic malnutrition and wasting are serious…
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1979
1979
Kwashiorkor-like zinc deficiency syndrome in anorexia nervosa.
Serban A. Esca
,
W. Brenner
,
K. Mach
,
Fritz Gschnait
Acta Dermato-Venereologica
1979
Corpus ID: 32581392
This report deals with a 26-year-old white woman exhibiting signs of both Kwashiorkor (marasmus, pallor, hypopigmentation of hair…
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1977
1977
Infection and the development of kwashiorkor and marasmus in Africa.
R. Whitehead
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1977
Corpus ID: 2644760
Infection, particularly gastroenteritis and malaria, can have a profound effect on the development of both growth faltering and…
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1976
1976
Decreased interferon production by leukocytes in marasmus.
L. Schlesinger
,
A. Ohlbaum
,
L. Grez
,
A. Stekel
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1976
Corpus ID: 37060758
Interferon production by leukocytes in culture was investigated in nine severely marasmic infants and 31 well-nourished controls…
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Serum albumin and transferrin protein-energy malnutrition. Their use in the assessment of marginal undernutrition and the prognosis of severe undernutrition.
P. Reeds
,
A. A. Laditan
British Journal of Nutrition
1976
Corpus ID: 30246292
1. Deficits in weight- and length-for-age, and serum albumin and transferrin concentrations were determined for children who were…
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1975
1975
Cortisol and growth hormone in kwashiorkor and marasmus.
J. M. van der Westhuysen
,
J. Jones
,
C. V. van Niekerk
,
P. Belonje
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse…
1975
Corpus ID: 21829910
Cortisol and growth hormone concentrations in the plasma were determined in 26 children with kwashiorkor, 13 with marasmus, and…
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1974
1974
Brain growth in children with marasmus. A study using head circumference measurement, transillumination and ultrasonic echo ventriculography.
G. Engsner
,
Shoadagne Belete
,
I. Sjögren
,
B. Vahlquist
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
1974
Corpus ID: 9860547
Brain growth was studied by making simultaneous measurements of head circumference, transillumination and lateral ventricle…
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1974
1974
Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity in Marasmus and in Kwashiorkor
Gunnar Engsner
,
Teklesion Woldemariam
Neuropadiatrie
1974
Corpus ID: 30270149
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1973
1973
Plasma nonessential to essential amino acid ratio in marasmus.
Pardaman I. Singh
,
S. Sood
,
A. S. Saini
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1973
Corpus ID: 4511487
Two types of protein-calorie malnutrition, kwashiorkor and marasmus, have been considered on the basis of experimental work and…
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