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Zellweger Syndrome--A rare,
autosomal recessive congenital syndrome of multiple abnormalities. Some of the
principal characteristics are cerebral dysfunction, defective myelinization,
craniofacial abnormalities, renal cysts, hepatomegaly, and biliary dysgenesis.
Absence of liver and kidney peroxisomes is the underlying basic defect
Zinc--Essential trace mineral. The functions
of zinc are enzymatic. There are over 70 metalloenzymes known to require zinc
for their functions. The main biochemicals in which zinc has been found to be
necessary include: enzymes and enzymatic function, carbohydrate metabolism and
protein synthesis . Zinc is a constituent of insulin and male reproductive fluid.
Necessary for the proper metabolism of alcohol, to get rid of the lactic acid
that builds up in working muscles and to transfer it to the lungs. Zinc is involved
in the health of the immune system, assists vitamin A utilization and is involved
in the formation of bone and teeth
Zinc Chloride--Assists in the absorption
of the herbal nutrients & active ingredients through the dermal layer, and
then into the bloodstream. Compound occasionally used in escharotic skin creams
& salves for the treatment of skin cancer and other dermal and epidermal
conditions
Zoonosis--A parasite naturally transmitted
between man and other vertebrate species
Zoster--Herpes zoster
Zymosis--Any infectious or contagious disease.
The development of spread of an infectious disease
© Vikki Shaw
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