| Literature DB >> 72960 |
M H Golden, A A Jackson, B E Golden.
Abstract
Zinc-deficient animals and children have thymic atrophy and an increased susceptibility to infections. Children with protein-energy malnutrition similarly have thymic atrophy, zinc deficiency, and increased susceptibility to infections. 8 children, recently malnourished, who were supplemented with zinc, showed an increase in thymic size as judged radiographically. It is suggested that zinc deficiency may play a part in the thymic atrophy and infections associated with malnutrition.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID： 72960 DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)91888-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321