Effects of Dietary Zinc Manipulation on Growth Performance, Zinc Status and Immune Response during Giardia lamblia Infection: A Study in CD-1 Mice

Effects of Dietary Zinc Manipulation on Growth Performance, Zinc Status and Immune Response during Giardia lamblia Infection: A Study in CD-1 Mice

Associations between Giardia lamblia infection and low serum concentrations of zinc have been reported in young children. Interestingly, relatively few studies have examined the effects of different dietary zinc levels on the parasite-infected host. The aims of this study were to compare the growth...

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Main Authors: Humberto Astiazarán-García, Rafael Canett-Romero, Adriana Garibay-Escobar, Carlos A. Velásquez-Contreras, Luis Quihui-Cota, Rosa O. Méndez-Estrada, Gemma Iñigo-Figueroa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
zinc
Giardia lamblia
giardiasis
micronutrients
immune response
IgG
mice
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/5/9/3447

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