Supplementation of zinc mitigates the altered uptake and turnover of 65Zn in liver and whole body of diabetic rats.

Diabetes is a life threatening disease and its onset is linked with both environmental and genetic factors. Zinc metabolism gets altered during diabetes and results in many complications. The present study was designed to elucidate the effects of zinc supplementation on the biokinetics of (65)Zn in whole body, liver and its biodistribution in diabetic rats.