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. 1979 Nov;38(2):228-30.

Serum thymic hormone activity in protein-energy malnutrition

R K Chandra

Serum thymic hormone activity in protein-energy malnutrition

R K Chandra. Clin Exp Immunol. 1979 Nov.

Abstract

To characterize the underlying mechanisms of impaired cell-mediated immunity in protein-energy malnutrition, thymic hormone activity was measured in the serum samples of undernourished children and was found to be reduced in the majority. This indicates that the cellular immunological deficit in nutritional deficiency may be due to reduced thymic inductive activity.

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