Zinc Deficiency Optic Neuropathy

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Identifier 20110208_nanos_posters_012
Title Zinc Deficiency Optic Neuropathy
Creator Chan, Jane W; Nielsen, Jarl C
Subject Zinc Deficiency; Optic Neuropathy; Cimetidine
Description Eye tissues are rich in zinc (Zn) which converts vitamin A to retinol involved in the formation of cones. Zn chelation occurs as an uncommon side effect of cimetidine, but more often see in elderly with hepatic or renal dysfunction.
Date 2011-02-08
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2011 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2011: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s63r40b1
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 181700
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63r40b1
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