Alterations in Zinc, Vitamin A, and Retinol‐Binding Protein in Chronic Alcoholics: A Possible Mechanism for Night Blindness and Hypogonadism
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research
- Vol. 3 (2) , 135-141
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1979.tb05287.x
Abstract
Deficiencies in zinc and vitamin A may play a role in the night blindness and hypogonadism of some chronic alcoholics; abstinence and zinc and vitamin A therapy may be of some benefit in these processes.Keywords
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