objective: zinc deficiency is an important health problem in developing countries. the aim of this study was diagnosis of zinc deficiency among young female students of tehran university of medical sciences. materials and methods: this cross sectional study evaluated 420 medical and paramedical students of tehran university in 2005. all of them were female and in the first year of their educati...

desferroxamine (desferal) is used tochelate iron in thalassemia, a disease of very high prevalence in various parts of lran. we have investigated intestinal zinc absorption in desferal-treated rats which, in pilot experiments, showed low serum levels of both iron and zinc. intraperitoneal administration of ten 0.5 g doses of desferal (one injection every other day) to male rats produced severe ...

objective â  febrile convulsion (fc) is a common cause of seizure in young children, withâ an excellent prognosis. in addition to genetic predisposition and infections,fcs are generally thought to be induced by metabolic and elemental changesâ during fever such as zinc (zn) deficiency. regarding the high prevalence ofâ febrile convulsions and the role of zn deficiency, we investigated the role ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa since its first discovery in an iranian male in 1961, zinc(zn) deficiency in humans is now known to be an important malnutrition problem world-wide. it is more prevalent in areas of high cereal and low animal food consumption. the diet may not necessarily be low in zinc, but its bio-availability plays a major role in its absorption. phytic acid is t...

the green revolution fulfilled the food demand of crowded millions. from the time of green revolution to till date high yielding and fertilizer responsive varieties have evolved to increase the production per unit area. to improve the productivity only major nutrients are concentrated almost in all crops. though the importance of micronutrient realized during past decades in most of the crops b...

background : iodine deficiency produces the spectrum of iodine deficiency disorders (idds) including endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism and congenital anomalies. other factors, including goitrogens and micronutrient deficiencies may influence the prevalence and severity of idds and response to iodine supplementation. an ssociation between zinc and goiter has previously been reported. met...

zinc sulphate is currently used for treatment of zinc deficiency. its uptake by the body is poor, necessitating the administration of high doses. this leads to a range of unpleasant side effects. in order to increase the bioavailability of zinc, several zinc complexes have been designed and synthesized using bidentate ligands of hydroxypyranones and hydroxypyridinones. elemental analysis in eac...

Background: Thalassemia constitutes a major public health problem causing a significant burden on children and their families. Zinc deficiency plays an important role in many thalassemia-related complications like growth retardation, hypogonadism and delayed puberty which are frequently noted in adolescent age. Although zinc is supplemented to thalassemic patients visiting Day Care Center, Yang...

zinc is one of the elements necessary for growth and health in human. some evidences indicate that the zinc deficiency is one of real difficulties for the public health in developed and developing countries. since the pregnant women are more at risk by the zinc deficiency, and this can cause many problems, in this study we tried to find out the rate of zinc deficiency in pregnant women within t...