Abstract |
Previous studies on hair in kwashiorkor have been equivocal regarding the normal or abnormal incorporation of amino acids into the hair shaft. In this study we have applied a sensitive electron histochemical technique to transverse sections of scalp hair from children with severe kwashiorkor in order to study its ultrastructure and the incorporation of sulphur-containing amino acids ( cystine). We have found no evidence to support the idea that a protein deficient diet in the weaning or post-weaning period directly affects the distribution and relative amounts of sulphur-containing amino acids in the hair shaft in this disease.
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Authors | C L Gummer, R P Dawber, R R Harman, I S King |
Journal | The British journal of dermatology
(Br J Dermatol)
Vol. 106
Issue 4
Pg. 407-10
(Apr 1982)
ISSN: 0007-0963 [Print] England |
PMID | 7073965
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Child
- Cystine
(metabolism)
- Hair
(metabolism, ultrastructure)
- Humans
- Kwashiorkor
(metabolism, pathology)
- Microscopy, Electron
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