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Zinc deficiency and lung converting enzyme activity in rats. |
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| Authors: | Z S Ercan G Oner R K Türker N Bor |
| Abstract: | Angiotensin converting enzyme activity was found to be significantly decreased in the isolated perfused lung from zinc-deficient rats when compared with that of controls. Addition of zinc ion to the superfusion medium did not cause a recovery in this decreased activity of the enzyme. It is postulated that zinc deficiency probably produces a structural change in the lung angiotensin converting enzyme. |
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