Zinc absorption in the small intestine is one of the main mechanisms regulating the systemic
homeostasis of this essential trace element. This review summarizes the key aspects of …

The significance of the essential trace element zinc for immune function has been known for
several decades. Zinc deficiency affects immune cells, resulting in altered host defense …

During the last few decades, the micronutrient zinc has proven to be an important metal ion
for a well-functioning immune system, and thus also for a suitable immune defense …

Iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) are microelements essential for the proper functioning
of living organisms. These elements participatein many processes, including cellular …

Zinc is a critical component in a number of conserved processes that regulate female germ
cell growth, fertility, and pregnancy. During follicle development, a sufficient intracellular …

The solute-carrier gene (SLC) superfamily encodes membrane-bound transporters. The
SLC superfamily comprises 55 gene families having at least 362 putatively functional protein …

This manuscript includes (1) a narrative review of Zinc as an essential nutrient for fetal and
neonatal growth and brain growth and development and (2) a sco** review of studies …

Reduced levels of iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, zinc, and magnesium are common in
untreated celiac disease (CD) patients probably due to loss of brush border proteins and …

Mutations in the human Zip4 gene cause acrodermatitis enteropathica, a rare, pseudo-
dominant, lethal genetic disorder. We created a tamoxifen-inducible, enterocyte-specific …

Most blood plasma zinc is bound to albumin, but the structure of the binding site has not
been determined. Zn K-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and …