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Bone Health
Zinc deficiency increases bone tissue damage in ovariectomized rats
December 23rd, 2004
Zinc deficiency increases bone tissue damage in ovariectomized rats, and zinc supplementation prevents it, investigators in Turkey report. A.K. Baltaci and colleagues, Selcuk University, studied "how zinc deficiency and zinc application affect lipid peroxidation in bone tissue of ovariectomized rats." One group of 10 Sprague-Dawley rats (Group 1) served as controls and were fed a normal diet. Another group of 10 (Group 2) had their ovaries removed and then were fed a normal diet. Group 3 comprised 10 rats fed with zinc-deficient diet for 6 weeks after ovariectomy, and the 10 rats in Group 4 received intraperitoneal zinc (3 mg/kg day zinc) in addition...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-23)
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