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Disturbed zinc homeostasis in diabetic patients by in vitro and in vivo analysis of insulinomimetic activity of zinc.
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry - 1 Nov 2012
Jansen Judith, Rosenkranz Eva, Overbeck Silke, Warmuth Sabine, Mocchegiani Eugenio, Giacconi Robertina, Weiskirchen Ralf, Karges Wolfram, Rink Lothar
Abstract excerpt
Disturbances of zinc homeostasis have been observed in several diseases, including diabetes mellitus. To further characterize the association between zinc and diabetes, we recruited 75 patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and 75 nondiabetic sex-/age-matched control subjects in order to analyze...
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