CellWell record HH-0849
Zinc supplementation alters thyroid hormone metabolism in disabled patients with zinc deficiency
Nishiyama S, Futagoishi-Suginohara Y, Matsukura M, et al.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition ยท 1994
In plain language
In zinc-deficient patients given zinc sulfate for a year, low free T3 levels and blunted TSH responses normalized, pointing to a role for zinc in converting T4 to active T3.
- Design
- Clinical trial
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- Human
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