Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Protein-Calorie Malnutrition; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Amino Acid Requirements and Age; Introduction; Amino Acid Requirements and Protein Quality; Practical Applications; References; Chapter 2. Discussion; Chapter 3. Adaptation to Low-Protein Intakes; Introduction; Albumin Metabolism; Conservation of Nitrogen; Oxidation of Essential Amino Acids; Protein Metabolism in Muscle; Control Mechanisms; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Protein Turnover in Various Nutritional States; Text; References.
  • Chapter 5. DiscussionChapter 6. Lysine Metabolism in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition with Attention to the Synthesis of Carnitine; The Lysine/Carnitine-Precursor/Product Relationship; Lysine Deficiency and Concomitant Impairment of Carnitine Biosynthesis: Nutritional Implications; References; Chapter 7. Discussion; Chapter 8. Cellular Energy Metabolism in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition; Introduction; Results; Discussion; Summary; References; Chapter 9. Discussion; Chapter 10. Brain DNA Synthesis in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition; Growth Retardation; Mechanisms Controlling Cellular Growth.
  • Human Brain GrowthSummary; References; Chapter 11. Electroencephalograms, Learning, and Malnutrition; Text; References; Chapter 12. The Relationship of Severe Marasmic Protein-Energy Malnutrition and Rehabilitation in Infancy to Subsequent Mental Development; Subjects; Methods; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 13. Discussion; Chapter 14. Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Fat Metabolism; Summary; References; Chapter 15. Discussion; Chapter 16. Water-Soluble Vitamins in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition.
  • Prevalence of Vitamin Deficiencies Associated with PCMThiamine Status in PCM; Riboflavin Status in PCM; Folic Acid Status in PCM; Vitamin B12 in PCM; Pyridoxine in PCM; Niacin in PCM; Vitamin C in PCM; Summary; References; Chapter 17. Nutritional Survey of Children in the Dominican Republic with Attention to Deficits in Water-Soluble Vitamins; Text; References; Chapter 18. Discussion; Chapter 19. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Protein-Calorie (Energy) Malnutrition; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; The Fat-Soluble Vitamins; The Deficiency States in Relation to PEM; Conclusion; References.
  • Chapter 20. DiscussionChapter 21. Mineral Metabolism in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition; Potassium; Organ Analyses; Significance of Changes in WBK and Organ Potassium; Magnesium; Sodium; The Genesis and Significance of These Changes; References; Chapter 22. Mineral Metabolism in Protein Malnutrition; Text; References; Chapter 23. Discussion; Chapter 24. Endocrines and Malnutrition; Human Growth Hormone (HGH) in Kwashiorkor and Marasmus (PEM); Adrenal Function and Malnutrition; Insulin and Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Thyroid and Thyrotropin; Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH); Conclusions; References.