Leukotrienes in the pathophysiology of kwashiorkor

Summary The actions of cysteinyl leukotrienes include production of oedema. We investigated whether these mediators might be involved in the oedematous malnutrition syndrome kwashiorkor. The capacity of leukotriene (LT) synthesis by stimulated whole blood and urinary LTE 4 excretion was measured in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1993-10, Vol.342 (8877), p.958-960
Hauptverfasser:	Mayatepek, E, Becker, K, Hoffmann, G.F, Leichsenring, M, Gana, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Blood Child, Preschool Disease Edema - metabolism Excretion Glutathione - blood Health Status Humans Immunity (Disease) Infant Kwashiorkor - metabolism Kwashiorkor - physiopathology Leukotriene E4 - biosynthesis Leukotriene E4 - metabolism Malnutrition Medical research Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
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