Review of Various Indicators for Assessment of Zinc Requirement and Effectiveness.

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dc.contributor.authorBharadwaj, Manisha Naithani Jyoti
dc.contributor.authorDarbari, Anshuman
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-18T10:55:18Z
dc.date.available2015-08-18T10:55:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractZinc (Zn) has been shown to be an essential micronutrient for all organisms including plants, animals and human beings. Deprivation of zinc arrests growth and development and produces multiple system dysfunctions in all these organisms. Because of the involvement of this micronutrient in so many core areas of metabolism, it is common that the features of zinc defi ciency in humans are nonspecifi c with a wide range including growth retardation, alopecia, diarrhea, delayed sexual maturation and impotence, eye and skin lesions and even impaired appetite. Clinical features and laboratory criteria are not always consistent. Th is inconsistency poses a major diffi culty in the search to reliable yet sensitive clinical or functional indicator of zinc status for validation. Further, it has become clear now that the homeostatic mechanisms fall short of perfection and clinically important features of zinc defi ciency can occur with only modest degrees of zinc defi ciency. In this review article we try to look critically at the available tests and various indicators for assessment of zinc’s level for potential requirement and eff ectiveness and try to conclude about the effi cacy of each.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBharadwaj Manisha Naithani Jyoti, Darbari Anshuman. Review of Various Indicators for Assessment of Zinc Requirement and Effectiveness. Acta Medica International. 2014 Jan-June; 1(1): 32-35.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/162033
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEnzymesen_US
dc.subjectMicronutrienten_US
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMicronutrients
dc.subject.meshZinc --administration & dosage
dc.subject.meshZinc --blood
dc.subject.meshZinc --deficiency
dc.subject.meshZinc --metabolism
dc.subject.meshZinc --physiology
dc.titleReview of Various Indicators for Assessment of Zinc Requirement and Effectiveness.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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