immune system
• loss of pre-T cells was significantly accentuated over that seen in wild-type when fed a zinc-deficient diet
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• increase of helper T cells was accentuated over that seen in wild-type when fed a zinc-deficient diet
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• increase of cytolytic T cells was accentuated over that seen in wild-type when fed a zinc-deficient diet
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hematopoietic system
• loss of pre-T cells was significantly accentuated over that seen in wild-type when fed a zinc-deficient diet
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• increase of helper T cells was accentuated over that seen in wild-type when fed a zinc-deficient diet
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• increase of cytolytic T cells was accentuated over that seen in wild-type when fed a zinc-deficient diet
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cellular
• homozygous females fed a zinc-deficient diet beginning on day 8 of pregnancy, showed a small increase in the percentage of abnormal embryos and this effect was exacerbated if the embryos also lacked Slc39a3
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