Abstract
The authors have studied two cases of renal tubular acidosis in 2 children underlining that a possible defective mechanism of growth is based on alteration of the receptors of somatomedine C to level of cartilage. The deficit of receptors could be the consequence of the alterations of the acidosis on cartilage.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Acidosis, Renal Tubular / blood
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Acidosis, Renal Tubular / diagnosis
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Acidosis, Renal Tubular / etiology*
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Growth Disorders / blood
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Growth Disorders / diagnosis
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Growth Disorders / etiology*
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Humans
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Infant
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / analysis
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Male
Substances
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor I