Zinc deficiency and growth: current concepts in relationship to two important points: intellectual and sexual development.
Zinc deficiency remains a serious health problem worldwide affecting developed as well as developing countries. Despite the evidence proving that zinc deprivation during the periods of rapid growth negatively affects the cognitive brain as well as sexual development, there are few complete studies carried out in children. The present article proposes a revision of the evidence gathered until now on the relationship existing between zinc deficiency and intellectual and sexual development during the stages of childhood, preadolescence, and adolescence.
Salgueiro
M J
MJ
Radioisotope Laboratory and Stable Isotope Laboratory Applied to Biology and Medicine, Physics Department, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, JunIn 956, (1113) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Weill
R
R
Zubillaga
M
M
Lysionek
A
A
Caro
R
R
Goldman
C
C
Barrado
D
D
Sarrasague
M Martinez
MM
Ridolfi
A
A
Boccio
J
J
D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D006803:Human Development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000503:physiopathology; D046468:Sexual Development / Q000502:physiology*; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism
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