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Zinc in human health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lothar Rink



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Titolo: Zinc in human health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lothar Rink Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Washington, D.C., : IOS Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (592 p.)
Disciplina: 612.3924
Soggetto topico: Zinc in the body
Zinc - Therapeutic use
Zinc deficiency diseases
Altri autori: RinkLothar  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction and physiological background -- Zinc in health and disease -- Conclusion and perspectives.
Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive book provides a state-of-the-art overview of the role of zinc as an essential trace element in human diet and its effect on human health. Since no storage system for zinc exists in the body, humans depend on daily intake and severe zinc deficiency is a problem in the developing world, whilst marginal zinc deficiency is a problem of developed countries. The first three chapters are an introduction to zinc research and its significance in human health. Six chapters follow on the role of zinc in cellular and molecular processes, their significance for an understanding of zinc b
Titolo autorizzato: Zinc in human health  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 6613432946
1-283-43294-3
9786613432940
1-60750-816-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791959603321
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Serie: Biomedical and health research ; ; v. 76.