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Zinc Deficiency

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Pharmacology of the Skin II

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 87 / 2))

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The importance of zinc deficiency was not fully appreciated until Moynahan (1974), associated it with acrodermatitis enteropathica, a potentially fatal disorder of infants. Devotion of a chapter of this book to zinc reflects its particular importance for the skin and I will particularly review those situations where zinc may be of therapeutic value; excellent reviews of the metabolic role of zinc are Aggett and Harries (1979), Chesters (1980) and Weismann (1980).

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  1. The Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EH, London, Great Britain

    Malcolm W. Greaves M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.

  2. Department of Dermatology, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain

    Sam Shuster M.D., Ph. D., F.R.C.P.

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Atherton, D.J. (1989). Zinc Deficiency. In: Greaves, M.W., Shuster, S. (eds) Pharmacology of the Skin II. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 87 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74054-1_40

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