 Zinc
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A metallic element of atomic number 30 and atomic weight 65.38. It is a necessary trace element in the diet, forming an essential part of many enzymes, and playing an important role in protein synthesis and in cell division. Zinc deficiency is associated with ANEMIA, short stature, HYPOGONADISM, impaired WOUND HEALING, and geophagia. It is known by the symbol Zn.
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D015032
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D01.268.556.940 D01.268.956.906 D01.552.544.940
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zinc" by people in Profiles.
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do Rosario MC, Bey GR, Nmezi B, Liu F, Oranburg T, Cohen ASA, Coffman KA, Brown MR, Kiselyov K, Waisfisz Q, Flohil MT, Siddiqui S, Rosenfeld JA, Iglesias A, Girisha KM, Wolf NI, Padiath QS, Shukla A. Variants in the zinc transporter TMEM163 cause a hypomyelinating leukodystrophy. Brain. 2022 12 19; 145(12):4202-4209.
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Nowakowski AB, Meeusen JW, Menden H, Tomasiewicz H, Petering DH. Chemical-Biological Properties of Zinc Sensors TSQ and Zinquin: Formation of Sensor-Zn-Protein Adducts versus Zn(Sensor)2 Complexes. Inorg Chem. 2015 Dec 21; 54(24):11637-47.
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Bass ES, Pappano DA, Humiston SG. Rotavirus. Pediatr Rev. 2007 May; 28(5):183-91.
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Ke X, Lei Q, James SJ, Kelleher SL, Melnyk S, Jernigan S, Yu X, Wang L, Callaway CW, Gill G, Chan GM, Albertine KH, McKnight RA, Lane RH. Uteroplacental insufficiency affects epigenetic determinants of chromatin structure in brains of neonatal and juvenile IUGR rats. Physiol Genomics. 2006 Mar 13; 25(1):16-28.
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Duggan C, Gannon J, Walker WA. Protective nutrients and functional foods for the gastrointestinal tract. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 May; 75(5):789-808.
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Sukhatme VP, Cao XM, Chang LC, Tsai-Morris CH, Stamenkovich D, Ferreira PC, Cohen DR, Edwards SA, Shows TB, Curran T, et al. A zinc finger-encoding gene coregulated with c-fos during growth and differentiation, and after cellular depolarization. Cell. 1988 Apr 08; 53(1):37-43.
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