Zinc (Zn) is one of the most important essential nutrients of great public health significance. It
is involved in numerous biological functions and it is considered as a multipurpose trace …

Micronutrient homeostasis is a key factor in maintaining a healthy immune system. Zinc is an
essential micronutrient that is involved in the regulation of the innate and adaptive immune …

Serum albumin physically interacts with fatty acids, small molecules, metal ions, and several
other proteins. Binding with a plethora of bioactive substances makes it a critical transport …

Human serum albumin (HSA), the most abundant protein in plasma, is a monomeric multi-
domain macromolecule, representing the main determinant of plasma oncotic pressure and …

In the early 1950s, Austin and Chang independently described the changes that are
required for the sperm to fertilize oocytes in vivo. These changes were originally grouped …

Background Serum albumin is the most abundant protein in the blood and cerebrospinal
fluid and plays a fundamental role in the distribution of essential transition metal ions in the …

Studies of metal uptake, metabolism and excretion by single bacterial, yeast, plant and
animal cells is a widespread area of research, yet little is known about the reactivity and …

Zinc is an essential trace element playing fundamental roles in cellular metabolism. It acts
mostly by binding a wide range of proteins, thus affecting a broad spectrum of biological …

Ion channels control the sperm ability to fertilize the egg by regulating sperm maturation in
the female reproductive tract and by triggering key sperm physiological responses required …

Human spermatozoa are quiescent in the male reproductive system and must undergo
activation once introduced into the female reproductive tract. This process is known to …