Zinc : characteristics, uses and benefits / Masayoshi Yamaguchi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yamaguchi, Masayoshi, 1947-

Series:

Biochemistry Research Trends

Biochemistry research trends

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zinc--Physiological effect.

Zinc.

Zinc--Therapeutic use.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Zinc is one of the most abundant transition metals in the human body, and it has various benefits as an essential trace element in the regulation of the living body. Nutritional deficiency of zinc is known to induce many chronic diseases such as immune system disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, obesity, atherosclerosis, cancers, bone growth retardation, osteoporosis and others. This book introduces the recent topics concerning the characteristics, uses and benefits of zinc. This book will be helpful in research development and also in the understanding of the various physiological-pathophysiological roles of zinc.

Contents:

""ZINC CHARACTERISTICS, USES AND BENEFITS""; ""ZINC CHARACTERISTICS, USES AND BENEFITS""; ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: INHIBITION CHARACTERISTIC OF VEGETABLE EXTRACTS ON THE CORROSION OF AL-ZN ALLOYS IN SIMULATED ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""Weight-Loss Technique""; ""Materials / Equipment""; ""Preparation of Test Samples""; ""Simulation of Environment""; ""Preparation of the Extracts""; ""Design Setup and Experimentation""; ""RESULTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 2: ZNO-BASED THICK-FILM ELECTRODOES FOR AN ANODE OF LI-ION BATTERIES""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EXPERIMENTAL""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""Characterization of ZnO Electrode""; ""Electrochemical Properties of ZnO/Si Composite Electrodes""; ""Influence of ZnO Microstructure on CompositeElectrode Performance""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: ZINC IN PROSTATE CANCER: THE STUDY BASED ON SYNCHROTRON RADIATION TECHNIQUES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Prostate Cancer""; ""Zinc""

""PPAR-α, -γ, ZINC, AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS""""APOPTOSIS AND ZINC IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS""; ""VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL INTEGRITY, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, AND ZINC""; ""LIPID, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, AND ZINC""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE ROLE OF ZINC IN CARDIOPROTECTION DURING ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Zinc Distribution in Myocardium and Functions""; ""Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion (I/R)""; ""Zinc Homeostasis and Ionophores""; ""Cardioprotective Effects of Zinc during I/R""

""Modulation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)Levels by Zinc in I/R Injury""""Ca2+- Overload and Zn Homeostasis""; ""Cellular Metabolic Stress in I/R and Modulation of Growth Factor Receptor by Zinc""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6: USE OF ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION FOR MODULATING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""POPULATIONS AT RISK FOR ZINC DEFICIENCY""; ""Diagnosis and Symptoms""; ""Subclinical Zinc Deficiency""; ""Manifest and Hereditary Zinc Deficiency""; ""ZINC SUPPLEMENTS AND BIOAVAILABILITY""; ""ZINC DEFICIENCY AND IMMUNE FUNCTION""; ""Zinc and Immune Cells""

""Monocytes/Macrophages""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61942-527-0