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To evaluate the effects of acute starvation on blood constituents, serum amylase activity
and levels of serum urea nitrogen (BUN) and protein fractions were measured in 336 normal
children and 60 children acutely starved as a result of encsphalitis. The mean starvation
period was 4 days. Hypoalbuminemic children were also examined. The tests revealed that
starvation resulted in a significant reduction in serum amylase... |
