The zinc content of epidermal structures in beriberi
- 1 April 1939
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 33 (4) , 403-406
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0330403
Abstract
Data are produced to show that the amt. of Zn in natural foodstuffs is positively correlated with that of aneurin and that in beriberi the Zn contents of the toe nails, finger nails and skin are reduced to half their normal values. Zn deficiency may be a factor in the beriberi syndrome.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: