Effect of marginal zinc deficiency on human growth and development

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 192-198

  Ploysangam, Amornrut ^a   Falciglia, Grace A ^a   Brehm, Bonnie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; NUTRITION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RNA SYNTHESIS; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; DNA; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; RNA; ZINC; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0030766942     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/43.4.192-a     Document Type: Article

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