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Revista chilena de pediatria

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[Seasonal variations in 25-hydroxy vitamin D3, parathormone and alkaline phosphatase in school-aged children].

Revista chilena de pediatria
INTRODUCTION: The main role of Vitamin D is to regulate calcium metabolism, whose main source is vitamin D3 ob tained mostly from the action of ultraviolet (UV) light on the skin.

[Leptin sexual dimorphism, insulin resistance, and body composition in normal weight prepubescent].

Revista chilena de pediatria
INTRODUCTION: The prepubertal stage is a critical period of body fat development, in which leptin and insulin re sistance has been associated, however, there are few studies in normal-weight prepubescents. Ob jective: To assess the relationship betwe...