Plasma carnitine levels in children with protein-calorie malnutrition before and after rehabilitation.
Plasma carnitine and albumin levels were measured in children suffering from protein-calorie malnutrition, before and after rehabilitation, and in apparently healthy controls. Both the constituents were lower in malnourished children and improved after treatment. Plasma carnitine showed significant positive correlation with plasma albumin.
D002331:Carnitine / Q000097:blood*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000097:blood; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000097:blood*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
D012709:Serum Albumin; D002331:Carnitine