Zinc deficiency is prevalent throughout the world, including the USA. Severe and moderate
deficiency of zinc is associated with hypogonadism in men. However, the effect of marginal …

Zinc is a vital trace element for normal function of the living system. In male, zinc is involved
in various biological processes, an important function of which is as a balancer of hormones …

Identification of the andrological variables most sensitive to zinc depletion would expedite
the diagnosis of male reproductive pathology induced by zinc deficiency. Eleven volunteers …

Objectives: To investigate whether the administration of the zinc-containing nutritional
supplement ZMA causes an increase of serum testosterone levels, which is an often claimed …

Growth retardation is seen in experimental animals as a result of severe dietary restriction of
several essential trace elements. However, in humans, the effect of zinc deficiency is most …

We studied the effects of zinc deficiency on hepatic androgen metabolism and
aromatization, androgen and estrogen receptor binding, and circulating levels of …

Background Serum zinc concentration is used to assess the zinc status of populations.
Cutoffs for serum zinc were developed on the basis of data from the second NHANES (1976 …

Assessing the prevalence and severity of zinc deficiency in populations is critical to
determine the need for and appropriate targeting of zinc intervention programs and to …

Zinc is essential for multiple aspects of metabolism. Physiologic signs of zinc depletion are
linked with diverse biochemical functions rather than with a specific function, which makes it …

Zinc is an essential nutrients and plays an important role in growth and sexual function. Zinc
deficiency has been known to cause growth retardation and hypogonadism. Several …