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Zinc-deficiency and Activities of Urea Cycle-related Enzymes in Rats

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Journal Experientia
Specialty Science
Date 1980 Nov 15
PMID 7449913
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Abstract

In contrast to previous reports, an increase in glutamate dehydrogenase activity and no change in arginase activity were observed in rats fed a zinc-deficient diet for 15 weeks. The discrepancies could be due to a difference in degree and duration of zinc-deficiency.

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