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Biochemical Pathologies of Zinc Deficiency

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Zinc in Human Biology

Part of the book series: ILSI Human Nutrition Reviews ((ILSI HUMAN))

Abstract

Todd et al. (1934) were the first to demonstrate that zinc was an essential component in the diet of mammals. Since then, it has been shown that animals which consume zinc-deficient diets eventually develop a variety of pathologies including anorexia, growth retardation, abnormal immune function, abnormal nitrogen metabolism, hypogeusia, impaired reproductive capacity, coarse and sparse hair growth, flaking seborrhoea of the skin, impaired connective tissue metabolism and behavioural defects.

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Clegg, M.S., Keen, C.L., Hurley, L.S. (1989). Biochemical Pathologies of Zinc Deficiency. In: Mills, C.F. (eds) Zinc in Human Biology. ILSI Human Nutrition Reviews. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3879-2_9

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