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Zinc deficiency

Known as: Zinc Deficiency Disorder, deficiencies zinc, deficiency zinc 
A genetic or acquired metabolic disorder that is associated with zinc deficiency in the tissues.
National Institutes of Health

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mineral deficiency

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Zinc and Health: Current Status and Future Directions Therapeutic Application of Zinc in Human Immunodeficiency Virus against Opportunistic Infections 1,2
The relevance of zinc in resistance to infections by virus, fungi and bacteria is recognized because of its pivotal role in the… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Zinc levels and infections in hospitalized patients with AIDS.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
AIDS, zinc deficiency, and thymic hormone failure.
To the Editor. —It has been proposed that thymic secretory function, as assessed by determining levels of circulating thymulin… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Zinc metabolism in normal and zinc-deficient rat brain
Review
1982
Review
1982
Zinc nutriture in the elderly in relation to taste acuity, immune response, and wound healing.
A comprehensive review is presented concerning the role of zinc (Zn) nutrition in taste acuity, immunity and wound recovery in… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Symptomatic zinc deficiency in a breast-fed preterm infant.
A 2-month-old preterm boy who developed symptomatic zinc deficiency while being exclusively breast fed is described. Oral zinc… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
REVERSAL OF URÆMIC IMPOTENCE BY ZINC
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Skin lesions during intravenous hyperalimentation: zinc deficiency.
Of 54 patients who received prolonged intravenous hyperalimentation during the past 4 years, six developed progressive… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Congenital malformations of the central nervous system in rats produced by maternal zinc deficiency.
Teratogenic effects of maternal zinc deficiency in rats have been observed, confirming previous reports. The deficient diet… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Impairment of deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis by dietary zinc deficiency in the rat
Dietary zinc deficiency has been shown to decrease the in vivo incorporation of thymidine into the nuclear DNA of liver… 
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