Oxytocin Treatment May Improve Infant Feeding and Social Skills in Prader-Willi Syndrome.
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(2017). Oxytocin Treatment May Improve Infant Feeding and Social Skills in Prader-Willi Syndrome.
Pediatrics, 139(2). 10.1542/peds.2016-3833. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13503.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Nancie Jo MacIver
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics
My laboratory is broadly interested in how large changes in nutritional status (e.g.
malnutrition or obesity) influence T cell immunity. Malnutrition can lead to immunodeficiency
and increased risk of infection, whereas obesity is associated with inflammation that
promotes multiple diseases including autoimmunity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular
disease. We have identified the adipocyte-secreted hormone leptin as a critical link
between nutrition and immunity. Leptin is
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