Zinc Deficiency in Guinea Pigs
Summary This study has demonstrated that the guinea pig does require zinc. The animals fed a zinc deficient diet (1.2 ± 0.4 ppm) had a significant (p < 0.001) decrease in the plasma and femur zinc concentration compared with those guinea pigs fed a diet containing 104 ± 8.4 ppm zinc. The quantita...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) N.J.), 1972-09, Vol.140 (4), p.1207-1209 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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This study has demonstrated that the guinea pig does require zinc. The animals fed a zinc deficient diet (1.2 ± 0.4 ppm) had a significant (p < 0.001) decrease in the plasma and femur zinc concentration compared with those guinea pigs fed a diet containing 104 ± 8.4 ppm zinc. The quantitative requirement of zinc for the guinea pig has not been determined in this study. A possible use of the guinea pig in a study to investigate the relationship between zinc and ascorbic acid is discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0037-9727 1535-3702 1535-3699 |
| DOI: | 10.3181/00379727-140-36642 |