Journal article
Alterations in Intestinal Uptake and Compartmentalization of Zinc in Response to Short-Term Dexamethasone Therapy or Excess Dietary Zinc in Piglets
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Premature infants receive high dietary zinc and often glucocorticoids as a treatment for chronic lung disease. A piglet model was developed to investigate intestinal zinc transport and distribution of tissue zinc in response to treatment with short-term (5 d) glucocorticoid therapy or a high zinc diet. Piglets (13–15 d old; n = 21) were randomly allocated to: 1) dexamethasone (DEX) therapy (1.5 mg/kg intramuscularly twice a day), 2) …
Authors
Wang Z; Atkinson SA; Bertolo RFP; Polberger S; Lonnerdal B
Journal
Pediatric Research, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 118–124
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2 1993
DOI
10.1203/00006450-199302000-00006
ISSN
0031-3998