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Alterations in Zinc, Vitamin A, and Retinol‐Binding Protein in Chronic Alcoholics: A Possible Mechanism for Night Blindness and Hypogonadism
Author(s) -
McClain Craig J.,
Thiel David H. Van,
Parker Shirley,
Badzin Laurie K.,
Gilbert Howard
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1979.tb05287.x
Subject(s) - blindness , vitamin , zinc , medicine , retinol binding protein , abstinence , retinol , chronic alcoholic , endocrinology , mechanism (biology) , physiology , chemistry , psychiatry , optometry , philosophy , organic chemistry , epistemology
Deficiencies in zinc and vitamin A may play a role in the night blindness and hypogonadism of some chronic alcoholics; abstinence and zinc and vitamin A therapy may be of some benefit in these processes.