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is specially processed zinc. Zinc plays a significant
role in protein synthesis, in cell divison and in wound
healing. It has shown beneficial effects in acne and is
known to have antiseptic and astringent properties.
Animals
fed zinc deficient diets show anorexia, weight loss, growth
retardation, various skin dystrophies and impaired glucose
metabolism. These have also been observed in man. With
age the zinc content of the abdominal aorta decreases.
It is administered in sprue, diabetes, leukorrhea and
hyperhydrosis.
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