Zinc and immunity: Molecular mechanisms
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Ananda S. Prasad
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The essentiality of zinc for humans was recognized in 1963. It is now evident that nutritional deficiency of zinc in human populations throughout the developing world is common. The major factor responsible for this deficiency is the consumption of mainly cereal proteins rich in phytate