Assessment of Preptin peptide level in the sera of rachitic children and in breast milk of their mothers

Assessment of Preptin peptide level in the sera of rachitic children and in breast milk of their mothers

Abstract Background Preptin is a 34-residue pancreatic hormone that stimulates osteoblast proliferation and reduces osteoblast apoptosis. Research aims To measure levels of serum Preptin in rachitic children and in breastmilk of their mothers and to compare with levels in healthy non-rachitic childr...

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Main Authors: Gihan M. Bebars, Salem A. Sallam, Shereen S. Gaber, Alshimaa H. Abdelaziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Preptin
Breastmilk
Rickets
Peptide hormone
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-019-0628-8

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