Basal metabolic rate and thyroid activity in the malnourished infant (abstract only)
West Indian med. j
; 9(2): 143, June 1960.
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ABSTRACT
A closed-circuit method is described for the estimation of B.M.R. in infants. Serial studies were made on 30 severely malnourished infants at intervals during recovery . In some of these cases estimates of total body water were also made by use of tritiated water, and oxygen uptake in contrast to high levels in marasmus, but in no case was the activity subnormal when related to body solids. During recovery, total oxygen uptake increased dramatically, sometimes threefold, reaching a constant plateau level which was maintained regardless of the changes in weight. This level appeared to be determined by the age of the child rather than its height - i.e. it approached the average for a normally built child of the same age. Hormonal influence has been studied by the use of a micro-technique measurement of radioiodine excretion. It is evident that the peak period of growth and of oxygen uptake is associated with thyroid hyperactivity - indicating a state of "anabolic hyperthyroidism". These phenomena pose wide questions in the fields of normal growth and energy requirement, both in the whole body and at cellular level (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Glândula Tireoide
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Metabolismo Basal
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Transtornos da Nutrição do Lactente
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1960
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Article
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Congress and conference