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Biochemistry of Zinc pp 93–117Cite as

Zinc and Hormones

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Zinc supplementation studies first performed in Egypt demonstrated reversible growth retardation in zinc-deficient human subjects (Prasad, 1966; Sandstead et al., 1967). Following zinc supplementation, the average increment in height in male subjects between the ages of 14 and 20 (average 17 years) was 5.0 inches per year. Biochemical studies were consistent with the concept that the growth retardation in these subjects was the result of deficiency of zinc.

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Prasad, A.S. (1993). Zinc and Hormones. In: Biochemistry of Zinc. Biochemistry of the Elements, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9444-1_5

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