Acute effects of blood transfusion on growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels in children with thalassemia
Background/Aim: Children with β-thalassemia have chronic anemia and growth retardation. Impaired growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) axis function has been demonstrated. Growth improvement has been demonstrated following optimal blood transfusion. Whether correction of anemia by...
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/11581 |
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