ba ckground: although it is widely accepted that the pre-school age is a critical period  in  the  development of  obesity,  there  are  few  published data  on  factors contributing to variation of total energy expenditure in this age group.to investigate the contribution of body composition, gender and activity on total energy expenditure (tee) in pre-school children. m ethods: the total ener...

introduction the incidence of liver damage due to steroid consumption is increasing due to the omnipresence of the idealized body image and the widespread availability of drugs via the internet. the genetic factors underlying individual susceptibility are not presently known. conclusions this case of pxr haploinsufficiency reveals transcriptional regulatory functions activated in the liver unde...

arterial blood gas parameters were analyzed in forty-nine healthy persons (31 males, 18 females) to detemine reference values fo these parameters and their relation to the time from last food intake to arterial puncture (t). the mean ± standard deviation of arterial oxygen pressure, arterial carbon dioxide pressure and ph at core body temperature were 84.4±7.0 mmhg (male: 83.0±6.5, female: 86.7...

three siblings (1 boy, 2 girls) with hypertension and hypokalemia are presented, two with low plasma aldosterone and suppressed renin activity and the eldest with a high renin and aldosterone level due to secondary changes in her kidneys. urinary tetrahydrocortisol (thf) was increased relative to tetrahydrocortisone (the). cortisol ring a reduction constant was also lower than normal. these fin...

disturbances in calcium metabolism and both impairment are some of the known complications observed in beta thalassemia major patients.although iron deposition has been recognized to be the main factor for organ dysfunction in these patients,the relatively low prevalence of hypoparathyroidism has led to giving more emphasis to Ca metabolism disturbance among others.availability of more patients...

Introduction: Transient hyperglycemia is a condition that happens during acute physiologic stress in children.  The aim of this study is to determine if there is any relation between stress hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome in pediatric patients.   Materials and Methods:  The study was performed on children hospitalized in Amirkola pediatric hospital, North of Iran, bet...