Urinary excretion of 5-hydroxy indole acetic acid (5-HIAA) in children with kwashiorkor

Teotia, S.P.; Tripathi, T.K.; Bhaskaran, V.K.; Teotia, M.; Sharma, N.L.

Indian Pediatrics 9(8): 467-470

1972


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-6061
PMID: 4650710
Document Number: 47339
Excretion of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in urine was estimated in 10 healthy children and 17 with kwashiorkor. The mean value in kwashiorkor with steatorrhoea, 1.275, was significantly higher than in the controls, 1.040, or in kwashiorkor without steatorrhoea, 0.927 mg daily.

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