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Alterations in Zinc, Vitamin A, and Retinol‐Binding Protein in Chronic Alcoholics: A Possible Mechanism for Night Blindness and Hypogonadism

Craig J. McClain, David H. Van Thiel, Shirley Parker, Laurie K. Badzin, Howard Gilbert

Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research · 1979 · 149 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Deficiencies in zinc and vitamin A may play a role in the night blindness and hypogonadism of some chronic alcoholics; abstinence and zinc and vitamin A therapy may be of some benefit in these processes.

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Immunochemical quantitation of antigens by single radial immunodiffusion

G Mancini, A. O. Carbonara, J.F. Heremans · Immunochemistry · 1965 · 9.2K citations

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Macro- and Micromethods for the Determination of Serum Vitamin A using Trifluoroacetic Acid

John B. Neeld, William N. Pearson · Journal of Nutrition · 1963 · 451 citations · Full text

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Hypogonadism in Alcoholic Liver Disease: Evidence for a Double Defect

David H. Van Thiel, Roger Lester, Richard J. Sherins · Gastroenterology · 1974 · 309 citations

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Zinc deficiency: A complication of Crohn's disease

Craig Mc Clain, Carol Soutor, Leslie Zieve · Gastroenterology · 1980 · 209 citations

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REVERSAL OF URÆMIC IMPOTENCE BY ZINC

LucyD. Antoniou, Telechery Sudhakar, RobertJ. Shalhoub et al. · The Lancet · 1977 · 175 citations

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