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Zinc Deficiency

Zinc Deficiency is a micronutrient deficiency disorder characterized by inadequate zinc availability to meet the body’s physiological requirements, typically reflected in body or plasma zinc levels below those necessary to sustain normal growth, immune function, and tissue maintenance.

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Copper, iron and zinc in Alzheimer's disease senile plaques

Mark A. Lovell, J. David Robertson, W.J. Teesdale et al. · Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 1998 · 2.1K citations

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The Epidemiology of Global Micronutrient Deficiencies

Regan L Bailey, Keith P. West, Robert E. Black · Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism · 2015 · 2K citations · Full text

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Estimating the Global Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency: Results Based on Zinc Availability in National Food Supplies and the Prevalence of Stunting

K. Ryan Wessells, Kenneth H. Brown · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) technical document #1. Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its control.

PubMed · 2004 · 1.1K citations

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Zinc and its importance for human health: An integrative review.

Nazanin Roohani, Richard F. Hurrell, Roya Kelishadi et al. · PubMed · 2013 · 1K citations · Full text

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  1. AS
    Ananda S. Prasad

    Wayne State University, United States

    76 publications · 9.2K citations

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  2. İÇ
    İsmail Çakmak

    Sabancı Üniversitesi, Türkiye

    61 publications · 7.9K citations

    46

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  3. KM
    K. Michael Hambidge

    University of Colorado Denver, United States

    69 publications · 5.9K citations

    44

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  4. JC
    Janet C. King

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    55 publications · 3.9K citations

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  5. LR
    Lothar Rink

    RWTH Aachen University, Germany

    47 publications · 3.5K citations

    35

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  1. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    66 h-index

    764 publications

    43.9K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    56 h-index

    332 publications

    36.9K citations

  3. Wayne State University

    Detroit, United States

    46 h-index

    245 publications

    27K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    44 h-index

    203 publications

    14.9K citations

  5. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    43 h-index

    229 publications

    13.2K citations

  6. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    41 h-index

    214 publications

    14K citations

  7. Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

    Grand Forks, United States

    39 h-index

    213 publications

    12.4K citations

  8. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    39 h-index

    184 publications

    11.4K citations

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  1. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

    AJCN · 364 publications · 29.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Nutrition

    JN · 507 publications · 29K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 724 publications · 27K citations

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  4. Biological Trace Element Research

    485 publications · 17.1K citations

    61

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  5. Plant and Soil

    84 publications · 7K citations

    46

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