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The function of zinc in the maintenance of DNA integrity in vivo

Creator:

Song, Yang

Abstract:

Approximately 12% of Americans do not consume the amount of zinc equal to the Estimated Average Requirement for zinc and could be at risk for marginal zinc deficiency. Zinc is an essential component of proteins in the defense against oxidative stress and DNA damage repair. Specifically in the prostate, zinc...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

homeostasis Total body zinc is ~1.5 to 2.5 g, and the highest zinc concentrations are found in bone
Difference in prostate cancer rates between the United States and Spain : effect of vitamin D

Creator:

Marvel, Kathryn

Abstract:

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, but rates around the world vary greatly. Americans have the highest incidence rates in the world, 4 to 5 times those of Spain. The hypothesis of this thesis was that vitamin D metabolism is a factor in prostate cancer development...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis