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Zinc treatment ameliorates diarrhea and intestinal inflammation in undernourish...
Queiroz, Camila A. A. de; Fonseca, Said Gonçalves C.; Frota, Priscila B.; Figueiredo, Ítalo L.; Aragão, Karoline Sabóia; Magalhães, Carlos Emanuel C.Background: WHO guidelines recommend zinc supplementation as a key adjunct therapy for childhood diarrhea in developing countries, however zinc’s anti-diarrheal effects remain only partially understood. Recently, it has been recognized that low-grade inflammation may influence stunting. In this study, we examined whether oral zinc supplementation could improve weight, intestinal inflammation, and diarrhea in un...
Date: 2014
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