title: [Zinc-deficient disorders of sense organs--dark adaptation, taste and smell disorders].
abstract: This review collected the literature on the disorders of visual, taste and smell senses caused by zinc deficiency. Human and experimental studies on the zinc-deficient taste and smell disorders were almost own experiences.
authors.affiliation: Tomita ENT Clinic.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003623:Dark Adaptation; D006801:Humans; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000172:deficiency*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D015032:Zinc