Zinc

"Zinc" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A metallic element of atomic number 30 and atomic weight 65.38. It is a necessary trace element in the diet, forming an essential part of many enzymes, and playing an important role in protein synthesis and in cell division. Zinc deficiency is associated with ANEMIA, short stature, HYPOGONADISM, impaired WOUND HEALING, and geophagia. It is known by the symbol Zn.

Descriptor ID	D015032
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.556.940 D01.268.956.906 D01.552.544.940
Concept/Terms	Zinc Zinc

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Zinc".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Metals, Heavy [D01.268.556]
Zinc [D01.268.556.940]
Transition Elements [D01.268.956]
Zinc [D01.268.956.906]
Metals [D01.552]
Metals, Heavy [D01.552.544]
Zinc [D01.552.544.940]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Zinc".

Zinc
Zinc Isotopes

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Zinc" by people in this website by year, and whether "Zinc" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 47 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	1	2
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	2	1	3
2004	0	1	1
2005	2	1	3
2006	1	1	2
2007	2	0	2
2008	4	0	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	2	0	2
2011	3	0	3
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	1	2
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	0	1	1

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England E, Cheng C. Nutrition: Micronutrients. FP Essent. 2024 Apr; 539:13-17.

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Gonzalez-Martin R, Palomar A, Qui?onero A, Pellicer N, Fernandez-Saavedra R, Conde-Vilda E, Quejido AJ, Whitehead C, Scott RT, Dominguez F. The Impact of Essential Trace Elements on Ovarian Response and Reproductive Outcomes following Single Euploid Embryo Transfer. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jun 30; 24(13).

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Fong LY, Huebner K, Jing R, Smalley KJ, Brydges CR, Fiehn O, Farber JL, Croce CM. Zinc treatment reverses and anti-Zn-regulated miRs suppress esophageal carcinomas in?vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 05 16; 120(20):e2220334120.

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Kuttiyatveetil JRA, Soufari H, Dasovich M, Uribe IR, Mirhasan M, Cheng SJ, Leung AKL, Pascal JM. Crystal structures and functional analysis of the ZnF5-WWE1-WWE2 region of PARP13/ZAP define a distinctive mode of engaging poly(ADP-ribose). Cell Rep. 2022 10 25; 41(4):111529.

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Fong LY, Taccioli C, Palamarchuk A, Tagliazucchi GM, Jing R, Smalley KJ, Fan S, Altemus J, Fiehn O, Huebner K, Farber JL, Croce CM. Abrogation of esophageal carcinoma development in miR-31 knockout rats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 03 17; 117(11):6075-6085.

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Vahidnezhad H, Youssefian L, Sotoudeh S, Liu L, Guy A, Lovell PA, Kariminejad A, Zeinali S, McGrath JA, Uitto J. Genomics-based treatment in a patient with two overlapping heritable skin disorders: Epidermolysis bullosa and acrodermatitis enteropathica. Hum Mutat. 2020 05; 41(5):906-912.

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Anzilotti C, Swan DJ, Boisson B, Deobagkar-Lele M, Oliveira C, Chabosseau P, Engelhardt KR, Xu X, Chen R, Alvarez L, Berlinguer-Palmini R, Bull KR, Cawthorne E, Cribbs AP, Crockford TL, Dang TS, Fearn A, Fenech EJ, de Jong SJ, Lagerholm BC, Ma CS, Sims D, van den Berg B, Xu Y, Cant AJ, Kleiner G, Leahy TR, de la Morena MT, Puck JM, Shapiro RS, van der Burg M, Chapman JR, Christianson JC, Davies B, McGrath JA, Przyborski S, Santibanez Koref M, Tangye SG, Werner A, Rutter GA, Padilla-Parra S, Casanova JL, Cornall RJ, Conley ME, Hambleton S. An essential role for the Zn2+ transporter ZIP7 in B cell development. Nat Immunol. 2019 03; 20(3):350-361.

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Fong LY, Jing R, Smalley KJ, Wang ZX, Taccioli C, Fan S, Chen H, Alder H, Huebner K, Farber JL, Fiehn O, Croce CM. Human-like hyperplastic prostate with low ZIP1 induced solely by Zn deficiency in rats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 11 20; 115(47):E11091-E11100.

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Majid H, Khawaja S, Khan AH, Siddqui I, Ghani F, Jafri L. Burden of Zinc (Zn) deficiency: A high volume clinical laboratory data analysis. J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Oct; 67(10):1593-1595.

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Fong LY, Farber JL, Croce CM. Zinc intake, microRNA dysregulation, and esophageal cancer. Aging (Albany NY). 2016 06; 8(6):1161-2.

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