Zinc deficiency: improvement in growth and growth hormone levels with oral zinc therapy.
A 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were found to be growth hormone deficient by insulin-arginine stimulation tests, and were also found to be zinc deficient. When oral zinc replacement was given, they both had a significant increase in growth rate which continued for at least 2 years, and subsequent growth hormone tests were normal.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013006:Growth Hormone; D015032:Zinc