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The effects of intravenous infusion of 2mg HGH on serum somatomedin (SM) and free fatty acids (PFA) in 5 children with severe kwashiorkor on admission to hospital and after rehabilitation have been studied.
SM, measured by the porcine cartilage technique of Van den Brande, was low on admission and rose after recovery 15 to 33 days later. HGH infusion had no significant effect on SM 3 and 5 hours after infusion on either occasion in any of the subjects.
Fasting serum FFA on admission ranged from 573 to 1245 microeq/1 with a mean rise of 16% 3 hours after infusion. After rehabilitation fasting levels fell, ranging from 282 to 864 microeq/1, with a mean rise of 102% 3 hours after infusion.
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Beaton, G., Becker, D. & Pimstone, B. EFFECTS OF HGH INFUSION IN PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION. Pediatr Res 9, 687 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197508000-00123
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197508000-00123