Mouse Pups (IMAGE)

Penn State

Mouse Pups

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Mouse pups rely on the milk from their mother for important nutrients, including zinc, fat and lactose. If their mother lacks the zinc transporter ZnT2, then the mouse pups will experience zinc deficiency.

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Patrick Mansell, Penn State

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