The plasma amino acids in malnutrition: preliminary observations.
1958
R G WESTALL, and
E ROITMAN, and
C DE LA PENA, and
L E HOLT, and
H RASMUSSEN, and
F GOMEZ, and
J CRAVIOTO
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007223
Infant
A child between 1 and 23 months of age.
Infants
D002648
Child
A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.
Children
D003677
Deficiency Diseases
A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000596
Amino Acids
Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.
Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D044342
Malnutrition
An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.