Effects of dietary zinc manipulation on growth performance, zinc status and immune response during Giardia lamblia infection: a study in CD-1 mice

Associations between Giardia lamblia infection and low serum concentrations of zinc have been reported in young children. Interestingly, relatively few studies have examined the effects of different dietary zinc levels on the parasite-infected host. The aims of this study were to compare the growth...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nutrients 2013-09, Vol.5 (9), p.3447-3460
Hauptverfasser:	Iñigo-Figueroa, Gemma, Méndez-Estrada, Rosa O, Quihui-Cota, Luis, Velásquez-Contreras, Carlos A, Garibay-Escobar, Adriana, Canett-Romero, Rafael, Astiazarán-García, Humberto
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animals Antibodies bioactive properties blood serum body weight children Developing countries Diet dietary mineral supplements Dietary Supplements Disease Models, Animal Electronic mail systems experimental diets Giardia lamblia giardiasis Giardiasis - immunology Giardiasis - metabolism growth performance growth retardation humoral immunity immune response Immunity, Humoral immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin G - blood Infections LDCs Male males Mice Nutrients Nutrition research Parasites Public health trophozoites weight gain Weight Gain - drug effects weight loss zinc Zinc - administration & dosage Zinc - blood zinc sulfide
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