Article: Exchangeable zinc pool masses and turnover are maintained in healthy men with low zinc intakes

Article: Plasma Zinc Concentrations Are Depressed during the Acute Phase Response in Children with Falciparum Malaria1
The Journal of Nutrition;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......the extent and direction of changes in plasma zinc concentrations during the acute phase...order to evaluate the relation between plasma zinc concentration and the acute phase response. Plasma zinc was measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry...

Article: Studies from University of Bergen update current data on diet and nutrition.(Survey)
Health & Medicine Week;  March 30, 2009 ;     381 words ......Nepalese women and measured their plasma zinc concentrations. We also examined the associations between plasma zinc and dietary intake of zinc or phytate...recalls and 1 FFQ for each woman. The plasma zinc concentration was (mean +/- SD) 8...

Article: Researchers from University of Cincinnati detail new studies and findings in the area of pediatrics.(Clinical report)
Pediatrics Week;  March 7, 2009 ;     483 words ......the hypothesis that marked decline in plasma zinc concentrations among critically ill...and analyzed for serum chemistries, plasma zinc and copper levels, metallothionein isoform...-1 G (p = 0.02), and MT-1H (p = 0.03). Plasma zinc levels correlated inversely with C-reactive...

Article: New trace element research study findings recently were reported by researchers at Federal University.(Report)
Science Letter;  March 17, 2009 ;     334 words ......study was to compare plasma leptin, plasma zinc, and plasma copper levels and their...obtained 24 h after training to measure plasma zinc, copper, and leptin levels, scientists...body mass index (24 +/- 1 kg/m(2)), plasma zinc (17.2 +/- 2 mu mol/L), copper (12.5...

Article: Study data from School of Medicine update understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
Health & Medicine Week;  May 19, 2008 ;     532 words ......investigate the relationship between plasma zinc levels and amplitudes and latencies...divided into two groups according to plasma zinc levels: low zinc group (N=13, zinc level...using an auditory oddball paradigm. Plasma zinc levels were measured by an atomic absorption...

Article: Lower zinc levels possible in nursery pigs with organic zinc. (Bottom Line of Nutrition/Swine).(zinc and zinc oxide shown to increase growth of newborn hogs)(Illustration)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Feedstuffs;  August 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ......summarizes the growth performance and plasma zinc concentrations of experiment 1. The...by dietary treatment. * The highest plasma zinc concentration was from the pigs on treatment...treatment 4. Treatments 2 and 3 had higher plasma zinc concentrations than treatment 1. Experiment...

Article: One-third of patients may have low RBC zinc levels; significance is unknown.
Genomics & Genetics Weekly;  March 7, 2003 ;     347 words ......RBC zinc levels in 51 patients and plasma zinc concentrations in 40 patients were included...compared to four of 40 (10%) with low plasma zinc concentrations (p<0.01). Thirteen of...compared to four of 38 (11 %) with low plasma zinc levels (p < 0.022). Neither low RBC...

Article: Short-term zinc kinetics in pregnant rats fed marginal zinc diets
The Journal of Nutrition;  May 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......metabolic pools (pool a and pool b). Plasma zinc concentrations on d 20 of gestation...the turnover rate of the exchangeable plasma zinc pool when dietary zinc intake is marginal...supply of zinc to the growing fetus when plasma zinc concentrations are reduced. J. Nutr...

Article: Zinc: An Essential Trace Element with Potential Benefits to Soldiers*
Military Medicine;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......overt symptoms of deficiency. Serum and plasma zinc levels are most commonly used to assess...Singh et al.8 reported reduced fasting plasma zinc concentrations among U.S. Navy Sea...had significantly decreased fasting plasma zinc concentrations and significantly increased...

Article: Mom drives infants' zinc deficiency.(PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY)
Skin & Allergy News;  May 1, 2009 ;     354 words ......deficiency can't be diagnosed on the basis of a low maternal plasma zinc level because maternal breast milk zinc levels are independent...ineffective for the treatment of a zinc-deficient baby. Pediatric plasma zinc levels can be misleadingly normal in children with mild deficiency...

Article: Think zinc for diaper-area and perioral eczema.(CLINICAL ROUNDS)
Pediatric News;  April 1, 2009 ;     353 words ......deficiency can't be diagnosed on the basis of a low maternal plasma zinc level because maternal breast milk zinc levels are independent...however, can measure maternal breast milk levels. Pediatric plasma zinc levels can be misleadingly normal in children with mild deficiency...

Article: Additional Zinc Delivered in a Liquid Supplement, but Not in a Fortified Porridge, Increased Fat-Free Mass Accrual among Young Peruvian Children with Mild-to-Moderate Stunting1,2
The Journal of Nutrition;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......revealed that ~40% of infants had low plasma zinc concentrations (<9.9 fimoVL) (11...the children's growth, morbidity, and plasma zinc concentrations have been reported previously...anthropometric or morbidity outcomes, and plasma zinc concentration increased significantly...

Article: Research on cleft palate in children discussed by scientists at Utah State University.
Biotech Week;  February 25, 2009 ;     424 words ...New investigation results, 'Plasma zinc concentrations of mothers and the risk...clefts (OCs) is unclear. We measured plasma zinc concentrations (PZn) of case and control...Clinical and Molecular Teratology (Plasma zinc concentrations of mothers and the risk...

Article: Excess zinc may help weanling growth regardless of phytase.(Bottom Line of Nutrition/Swine)
Feedstuffs;  March 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......provide 500 phytase units per kilogram. Plasma zinc was determined from blood samples taken...decreased by phytase in the overall data. * Plasma zinc was increased as zinc level increased...The addition of phytase did not affect plasma zinc concentrations. In experiment 2, 144...