Human Zinc Deficiency
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Zinc Deficiency in Human Subjects
Zinc Deficiency in Human Subjects is a 268-page book detailing the proceedings of an international symposium held in Ankara, Turkey, in April 1982. Volume 129 in the series, Progress in Clinical and Biological Research, the book details varied original scientific research on zinc deficiency done primarily in Turkey. Ananda Prasad, the first to document zinc deficiency in humans, outlines the hi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0022-3166,1541-6100
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.5.1344s