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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 36, 1129-1133, Copyright © 1982 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Absence of variation in facteur thymique serique activity in moderately and severely malnourished Senegalese children

B Maire, S Wade, F Bleiberg, M Dardenne, G Parent, P Le Francois and C Carles

Facteur thymique serique activity was evaluated in relation to different types of malnutrition in Senegalese children aged 5 to 42 months. They were classified in four groups: controls, moderate malnutrition, marasmus, and kwashiorkor, according to anthropometric measurements and clinical examination. The two latter groups were characterized by very depressed levels of total protein, album in, transferrin and prealbumin, and by high cortisol concentrations. Zinc status was marginal in all children. Facteur thymique serique activity, determined by the rosette assay, was normal in the malnourished patients suggesting that moderate as well as severe malnutrition is not necessarily associated with depressed levels of circulating thymic hormone. These results are discussed in relation to zinc status and infections.




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