Zinc deficiency in adult rats reduces the relative abundance of testis- specific angiotensin-converting enzyme mRNA

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-29

  Stallard, Lana ^a   Reeves, Philip G ^a  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

angiotensin converting enzyme; mRNA; rats; testes; zinc

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031033346     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.1.25     Document Type: Article

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