Dietary Zinc Deficiency affects Blood Linoleic Acid: Dihomo-γ-linolenic Acid (LA:DGLA) Ratio; A Sensitive Physiological Marker of Zinc Status In vivo (Gallus gallus)
Spenser Reed, Raymond Glahn, Thomas Brenna & Elad Tako · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015
Objectives: Zinc (Zn) is a vital micronutrient used for over 300 enzymatic reactions and multiple biochemical and structural processes in the body. To date, sensitive and specific biological markers of Zn status are still needed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitiv...
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10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20943