Comparison of Thymulin Activity with Other Measures of Marginal Zinc Deficiency.
Biol Trace Elem Res
; 199(2): 585-587, 2021 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Activity of the immunoregulatory peptide thymulin reflects differences in zinc status. This study compared thymulin activity with four other zinc status measures in rats fed zinc at either 5 or 25 ppm. Rats fed the lower zinc showed the following results compared with rats with adequate zinc intake serum thymulin activity 61% lower, serum zinc 31% lower, serum extracellular superoxide dismutase 18% lower, serum 5'-nucleotidase activity 26% lower, and liver metallothionein 28% lower. Thus, thymulin activities showed more sensitivity to restricted zinc intake than did four other parameters.
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Fator Tímico Circulante
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Zinco
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2021
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