The Insulin-Like Growth Factor System and Nutritional Assessment

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="1"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Short biological half life</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Exists primarily within an accessible body fluid</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Limited homeostatic regulation</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Constant rate of catabolism</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Uninfluenced by vitamin or mineral status</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Uninfluenced by pathology other than malnutrition</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Measurement simple, cheap, and available locally</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="1"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Features of the ideal protein-energy marker. 

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Table 2: The Insulin-Like Growth Factor System and Nutritional Assessment 