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    • Nutritional Effects of Zinc on Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes: Mechanisms and Main Findings in Human Studies 

      Ruz, Manuel; Carrasco, Fernando; Rojas, Pamela; Basfi-fer, Karen; Hernández, Maria Catalina; Pérez, Alvaro (Humana Press Inc., 2019)
      © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.Zinc (Zn) plays crucial roles in mammalian metabolism. There is increasing interest about the potential beneficial effects of Zn on the prevention or ...

    • Zinc as a potential coadjuvant in therapy for type 2 diabetes 

      Ruz Ortíz, Manuel; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Rojas Mondaca, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Valencia Canessa, Alejandra; Vásquez, Karla; Galgani Fuentes, José; Pérez, Alvaro; López, Gloria; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (The United Nations University, 2013)
      Background: Type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent in populations having high rates of overweight and obesity. It is a chronic condition responsible for long-term severe dysfunction of several organs, including the ...

    • Zinc Supplementation Does Not Affect Glucagon Response to Intravenous Glucose and Insulin Infusion in Patients with Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes 

      Pérez, Alvaro; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Carrasco, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Ruz, Manuel (Humana Press Inc., 2018)
      © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Glucagon dysregulation is an essential component in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Studies in vitro and in animal models have shown that zinc ...