Nutritional deficiency of zinc is widespread throughout the developing world. Zinc deficient subjects experience increased susceptibility to a variety of infections. Zinc deficiency in an experimental human model caused an imbalance between Th1 and Th2 functions. Production of IFN-β₯ and IL-2 (produc
Effect of zinc on the immune status of zinc-depleted ARC patients
β Scribed by B. Rouveix; J.F. Zazzo; P. Rajagopalan; M. Levacher; P.M. Girard; M. Fusselier
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 85 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0192-0561
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