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The effect of maternal iron deficiency on zinc and copper levels and on genes of zinc and copper metabolism during pregnancy in the rat [PDF]

, 2019
Fe deficiency is relatively common in pregnancy and has both short- and long-term consequences. However, little is known about the effect on the metabolism of other micronutrients.
Cottin, Sarah C., Currie, Valerie J., Gambling, Lorraine, Hayes, Helen E., McArdle, Harry J., Roussel, Guenievre   +5 more
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Gestational zinc deficiency impairs humoral and cellular immune responses to hepatitis B vaccination in offspring mice. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Gestational zinc deficiency has been confirmed to impair the infant immune function. However, knowledge about effects of maternal mild zinc deficiency during pregnancy on hepatitis B vaccine responsiveness in offspring is limited.
Ning Zhao, Xuelian Wang, Ying Zhang, Qiuhong Gu, Fen Huang, Wei Zheng, Zhiwei Li   +6 more
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Deficiencies of the microelements, folate and vitamin B12 in women of the child bearing ages in Gorgan, Northern Iran [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The deficiencies of folic acid, vitamin B12, and microelements during pregnancy may affect the health of newborns. Objectives: To assess the serum levels of folate, vitamin B12, iron, zinc and copper in healthy women of the childbearing ages ...
Behnampour, N., Jafar Golalipour, M., Sedehi, M.   +2 more
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Micronutrient status in lactating mothers before and after introduction of fortified flour: cross-sectional surveys in Maela refugee camp [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Deficiency of micronutrients is common in refugee populations. OBJECTIVES: Identify deficiencies and whether provided supplements and wheat flour fortified with 10 micronutrients impacts upon status among breast-feeding women from Maela ...
François Henry Nosten, Hans Konrad Biesalski, Joern Breuer, Juergen Georg Erhardt, Rose McGready, Sue Jean Lee, Verena Ilona Carrara, Wolfgang Stuetz   +7 more
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Zinc and zinc transporters in macrophages and their roles in efferocytosis in COPD [PDF]

, 2014
Our previous studies have shown that nutritional zinc restriction exacerbates airway inflammation accompanied by an increase in caspase-3 activation and an accumulation of apoptotic epithelial cells in the bronchioles of the mice.
Ackland,ML, Bosco,MD, Hamon,R, Hodge,SJ, Homan,CC, Jersmann,HP, Lang,C, Lester,SE, Mukaro,VR, Murgia,CM, Roscioli,E, Tran,HB, Zalewski,PD   +12 more
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Assessment of Zinc Status Among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Level Hospital of Sunsari District, Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020
Background: Zinc deficiency is one of the major public health problems especially in developing countries, with an estimation of over 80% of pregnant women to be zinc deficient worldwide.
Man Kumar Tamang, Uday Narayan Yadav, Anish Acharya, Madhab Lamsal   +3 more
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Zinc deficiency and associated factors among pregnant women's attending antenatal clinics in public health facilities of Konso Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundZinc is an essential mineral known to be important for the normal physiological functions of the immune system. It is one of the basic nutrients required during pregnancy for the normal development and growth of the fetus.
Eskeziaw Agedew, Behailu Tsegaye, Agegnehu Bante, Eshetu Zerihun, Addis Aklilu, Meseret Girma, Hergewoin Kerebih, Mengistu Zelalem Wale, Mesenbet Terefe Yirsaw   +8 more
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Zinc deficiency and neurodevelopment: the case of neurons [PDF]

, 2010
Zinc is essential for normal brain development. Gestational severe zinc deficiency can lead to overt fetal brain malformations. Although not teratogenic, suboptimal zinc nutrition during gestation can have long-term effects on the offspring's nervous ...
Adamo, Aimo, Aiuchi, Albensi, Bagchi, Bitanihirwe, Blume-Jensen, Chimienti, Chipuk, Cho, Cho, Choi, Chowanadisai, Clegg, Cohen, Colvin, Corniola, D'Amelio, Denis-Donini, Denis-Donini, DiGirolamo, Dong-Yun, Dvergsten, Dvergsten, Dvergsten, el-Deiry, Fanzo, Frade, Fraker, Fraker, Frederickson, Galluzzi, Gao, Hainaut, Hanz, Hashemi, Ho, Ho, Hunziker, Kastan, Keen, Klecha, Koh, Kraus, Kuida, LaBaer, Lane, Lazebnik, Li, Lowe, Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Mathieu, Mattson, Mattson, Mattson, Miller, Min, Niles, Olin, Oteiza, Oteiza, Oteiza, Oteiza, Perry, Persengiev, Prasad, Ra, Rainwater, Reaves, Rodriguez, Rogers, Rossi, Samuels, Samuels, Steelman, Suh, Takahashi, Truong-Tran, Vaseva, Villunger, Virdee, Virgili, Wang, Wang, Wang, Wong, Yamamoto, Yang, Zago, Zalewski, Zha, Zhu   +95 more
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Study the Therapeutic Role of Zinc and Vitamin D3 in Juvenile Male Rats with Zinc Deficiency; Hormonally and Histologically [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research
  The current experience was carried out to evaluated the impacts of Zinc and VitD3  on the thyroid gland, and testicular functions as well as bone tissue architecture in rats with zinc deficiency, forty juvenile rats were used, and Zinc ...
Maryam ALmously
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Think zinc: Transient nutritional deficiency related to novel maternal SLC30A2 mutation potentially precipitated by antenatal proton pump inhibitor exposure

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
A second‐born breastfed infant presented with zinc deficiency. His mother had a novel heterozygous mutation in SLC30A2. A previous baby did not have zinc deficiency but the mother had taken a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) during the second pregnancy ...
Emma Porter, Oonagh Molloy, Michelle Murphy, Cathal O'Connor   +3 more
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