Fifty Years of Zinc Biochemistry Research:
226 peer reviewed scientific and medical articles by
Dr. Ananda S. Prasad, M.D., Ph.D., Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (from 1954 to 2004)

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  1. Bao B, Prasad AS, Beck FW, Godmere M. Zinc modulates mRNA levels of cytokines. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Nov;285(5):E1095-102. Epub 2003 Jun 17.
  2. Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency. BMJ. 2003 Feb 22;326(7386):409-10. No abstract available.
  3. Prasad AS, Kucuk O. Zinc in cancer prevention. Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2002;21(3-4):291-5. Review.
  4. Prasad AS, Bao B, Beck FW, Sarkar FH. Zinc enhances the expression of interleukin-2 and interleukin-2 receptors in HUT-78 cells by way of NF-kappaB activation. J Lab Clin Med. 2002 Oct;140(4):272-89.
  5. Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency in patients with sickle cell disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 Feb;75(2):181-2. No abstract available.
  6. Prasad AS, Bao B, Beck FW, Sarkar FH. Zinc activates NF-kappaB in HUT-78 cells. J Lab Clin Med. 2001 Oct;138(4):250-6.
  7. Prasad AS. Discovery of human zinc deficiency: impact on human health. Nutrition. 2001 Jul-Aug;17(7-8):685-7. No abstract available.
  8. Prasad AS. Blinding in placebo-controlled trials. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Jun 19;134(12):1150; discussion 1151. No abstract available.
  9. Prasad AS. Recognition of zinc-deficiency syndrome. Nutrition. 2001 Jan;17(1):67-9. Review. No abstract available.
  10. Prasad AS. Effects of zinc deficiency on Th1 and Th2 cytokine shifts. J Infect Dis. 2000 Sep;182 Suppl 1:S62-8.
  11. Prasad AS, Fitzgerald JT, Bao B, Beck FW, Chandrasekar PH. Duration of symptoms and plasma cytokine levels in patients with the common cold treated with zinc acetate. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2000 Aug 15;133(4):245-52.
  12. Prasad AS, Beck FW, Kaplan J, Chandrasekar PH, Ortega J, Fitzgerald JT, Swerdlow P. Effect of zinc supplementation on incidence of infections and hospital admissions in sickle cell disease (SCD). Am J Hematol. 1999 Jul;61(3):194-202.
  13. Prasad AS, Hegde KS, Mathew L. Cardiovascular responses to application of lower body negative pressure of male volunteers in seated position. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1998 Apr;42(2):239-44.
  14. Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency in humans: a neglected problem. J Am Coll Nutr. 1998 Dec;17(6):542-3. No abstract available.
  15. Prasad AS. Zinc and immunity. Mol Cell Biochem. 1998 Nov;188(1-2):63-9. Review.
  16. Prasad AS, Beck FW, Doerr TD, Shamsa FH, Penny HS, Marks SC, Kaplan J, Kucuk O, Mathog RH.Nutritional and zinc status of head and neck cancer patients: an interpretive review. J Am Coll Nutr. 1998 Oct;17(5):409-18. Review.
  17. Shankar AH, Prasad AS. Zinc and immune function: the biological basis of altered resistance to infection. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998 Aug;68(2 Suppl):447S-463S. Review.
  18. Doerr TD, Marks SC, Shamsa FH, Mathog RH, Prasad AS. Effects of zinc and nutritional status on clinical outcomes in head and neck cancer.Nutrition. 1998 Jun;14(6):489-95.
  19. Mantzoros CS, Prasad AS, Beck FW, Grabowski S, Kaplan J, Adair C, Brewer GJ.Zinc may regulate serum leptin concentrations in humans. J Am Coll Nutr. 1998 Jun;17(3):270-5.
  20. Doerr TD, Prasad AS, Marks SC, Beck FW, Shamsa FH, Penny HS, Mathog RH.Zinc deficiency in head and neck cancer patients. J Am Coll Nutr. 1997 Oct;16(5):418-22.
  21. Beck FW, Kaplan J, Fine N, Handschu W, Prasad AS.Decreased expression of CD73 (ecto-5'-nucleotidase) in the CD8+ subset is associated with zinc deficiency in human patients. J Lab Clin Med. 1997 Aug;130(2):147-56.
  22. Prasad AS. Malnutrition in sickle cell disease patients. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Aug;66(2):423-4. No abstract available.
  23. Beck FW, Prasad AS, Kaplan J, Fitzgerald JT, Brewer GJ. Changes in cytokine production and T cell subpopulations in experimentally induced zinc-deficient humans.
    Am J Physiol. 1997 Jun;272(6 Pt 1):E1002-7.
  24. Prasad AS, Kaplan J, Beck FW, Penny HS, Shamsa FH, Salwen WA, Marks SC, Mathog RH.Trace elements in head and neck cancer patients: zinc status and immunologic functions. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Jun;116(6 Pt 1):624-9.
  25. Reddy MN, Sobolewski E, Igel G, Gupta S, Prasad AS, Jampala VC, Kay J, Yeragani VK. Analysis of 24-hour ECG in patients with panic disorder. Neuropsychobiology. 1997;35(4):175-7.
  26. Prasad AS, Beck FW, Grabowski SM, Kaplan J, Mathog RH. Zinc deficiency: changes in cytokine production and T-cell subpopulations in patients with head and neck cancer and in noncancer subjects.
    Proc Assoc Am Physicians. 1997 Jan;109(1):68-77.
  27. Prasad AS.Zinc: the biology and therapeutics of an ion. Ann Intern Med. 1996 Jul 15;125(2):142-4. No abstract available.
  28. Prasad AS, Beck FW, Endre L, Handschu W, Kukuruga M, Kumar G. Zinc deficiency affects cell cycle and deoxythymidine kinase gene expression in HUT-78 cells.
    J Lab Clin Med. 1996 Jul;128(1):51-60.
  29. Prasad AS, Mantzoros CS, Beck FW, Hess JW, Brewer GJ. Zinc status and serum testosterone levels of healthy adults. Nutrition. 1996 May;12(5):344-8
  30. Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency in women, infants and children. J Am Coll Nutr. 1996 Apr;15(2):113-20. Review.
  31. Prasad AS. Zinc: an overview. Nutrition. 1995 Jan-Feb;11(1 Suppl):93-9. Review.
  32. Walsh CT, Sandstead HH, Prasad AS, Newberne PM, Fraker PJ.Zinc: health effects and research priorities for the 1990s. Environ Health Perspect. 1994 Jun;102 Suppl 2:5-46. Review.
  33. Prasad AS, Gupta S, Kohli V, Pande GK, Sahni P, Nundy S. Proximal splenorenal shunts for extrahepatic portal venous obstruction in children. Ann Surg. 1994 Feb;219(2):193-6.
  34. Lee DY, Prasad AS, Hydrick-Adair C, Brewer G, Johnson PE. Homeostasis of zinc in marginal human zinc deficiency: role of absorption and endogenous excretion of zinc. J Lab Clin Med. 1993 Nov;122(5):549-56.
  35. Prasad AS. Zinc in human health and disease. J Assoc Physicians India. 1993 Aug;41(8):519-21. Review. No abstract available.
  36. Prasad AS, Fitzgerald JT, Hess JW, Kaplan J, Pelen F, Dardenne M. Zinc deficiency in elderly patients. Nutrition. 1993 May-Jun;9(3):218-24.
  37. Verghese CA, Prasad AS. Lower body negative pressure system for simulation of +Gz-induced physiological strain. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1993 Feb;64(2):165-9.
  38. Prasad AS.Marginal deficiency of zinc and immunological effects. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1993;380:1-22. No abstract available.
  39. Prasad AS. Essentiality and toxicity of zinc. Scand J Work Environ Health. 1993;19 Suppl 1:134-6. Review. No abstract available.
  40. Dardenne M, Pleau JM, Savino W, Prasad AS, Bach JF. Biochemical and biological aspects of the interaction between thymulin and zinc. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1993;380:23-32. Review. No abstract available.
  41. Prasad AS. Role of metallothionein in human health. J Lab Clin Med. 1992 Sep;120(3):357-8. No abstract available.
  42. Prasad AS. Role of zinc in human health. Bol Asoc Med P R. 1991 Dec;83(12):558-60. Review. No abstract available.
  43. Meftah S, Prasad AS, Lee DY, Brewer GJ.Ecto 5' nucleotidase (5'NT) as a sensitive indicator of human zinc deficiency. J Lab Clin Med. 1991 Oct;118(4):309-16.
  44. Prasad AS. Discovery of human zinc deficiency and studies in an experimental human model. Am J Clin Nutr. 1991 Feb;53(2):403-12. Review.
  45. Cossack ZT, Prasad AS.Activities of purine catabolism related enzymes in zinc deficiency: relationship to T-lymphocyte dysfunction and hyperammonemia. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1991;61(1):51-6.
  46. Prasad AS, Miale A Jr, Farid Z, Sandstead HH, Schulert AR.Clinical and experimental. Zinc metabolism in patients with the syndrome of iron deficiency anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, dwarfism, and hypogonadism. 1963. J Lab Clin Med. 1990 Nov;116(5):737-49. No abstract available.
  47. Lee HH, Hill GM, Sikha VK, Brewer GJ, Prasad AS, Owyang C.Pancreaticobiliary secretion of zinc and copper in normal persons and patients with Wilson's disease. J Lab Clin Med. 1990 Sep;116(3):283-8.
  48. Mahajan SK, Bowersox EM, Rye DL, Abu-Hamdan DK, Prasad AS, McDonald FD, Biersack KL.Factors underlying abnormal zinc metabolism in uremia. Kidney Int Suppl. 1989 Nov;27:S269-73.
  49. Meftah S, Prasad AS. Nucleotides in lymphocytes of human subjects with zinc deficiency. J Lab Clin Med. 1989 Aug;114(2):114-9.
  50. Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan VA, Brewer GJ, Vander AJ, Guenther MJ, Prasad AS.Net renal tubular reabsorption of zinc in healthy man and impaired handling in sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 1989 Jun;31(2):87-90.
  51. Lee HH, Prasad AS, Brewer GJ, Owyang C.Zinc absorption in human small intestine. Am J Physiol. 1989 Jan;256(1 Pt 1):G87-91.
  52. Prasad AS, Kaplan J, Brewer GJ, Dardenne M.Immunological effects of zinc deficiency in sickle cell anemia (SCA). Prog Clin Biol Res. 1989;319:629-47; discussion 648-9. Review.
  53. Prasad AS, Meftah S, Abdallah J, Kaplan J, Brewer GJ, Bach JF, Dardenne M. Serum thymulin in human zinc deficiency. J Clin Invest. 1988 Oct;82(4):1202-10.
  54. Chandra KS, Prasad AS, Prasad CE, Murthy KJ, Srinivasulu T.Recurrent pneumothoraces in miliary tuberculosis. Trop Geogr Med. 1988 Oct;40(4):347-9.
  55. Prasad AS.Zinc in growth and development and spectrum of human zinc deficiency. J Am Coll Nutr. 1988 Oct;7(5):377-84. Review.
  56. Abdallah JM, Kukuruga M, Nakeff A, Prasad AS.Cell cycle distribution defect in PHA-stimulated T lymphocytes of sickle cell disease patients. Am J Hematol. 1988 Aug;28(4):279-81.
  57. Abu-Hamdan DK, Mahajan SK, Migdal S, Prasad AS, McDonald FD. Zinc tolerance test in uremia: effect of calcitriol supplementation. J Am Coll Nutr. 1988 Jun;7(3):235-40.
  58. Sondheimer JH, Mahajan SK, Rye DL, Abu-Hamdan DK, Migdal SD, Prasad AS, McDonald FD.Elevated plasma copper in chronic renal failure. Am J Clin Nutr. 1988 May;47(5):896-9.
  59. Rabbani PI, Prasad AS, Tsai R, Harland BF, Fox MR.Dietary model for production of experimental zinc deficiency in man. Am J Clin Nutr. 1987 Jun;45(6):1514-25.
  60. Brewer GJ, Hill GM, Dick RD, Nostrant TT, Sams JS, Wells JJ, Prasad AS.Treatment of Wilson's disease with zinc: III. Prevention of reaccumulation of hepatic copper. J Lab Clin Med. 1987 May;109(5):526-31.
  61. Hill GM, Brewer GJ, Prasad AS, Hydrick CR, Hartmann DE.Treatment of Wilson's disease with zinc. I. Oral zinc therapy regimens. Hepatology. 1987 May-Jun;7(3):522-8.
  62. Prasad AS, Dardenne M, Abdallah J, Meftah S, Brewer GJ, Bach JF.Serum thymulin and zinc deficiency in humans. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1987;100:222-31. No abstract available.
  63. Hill GM, Brewer GJ, Juni JE, Prasad AS, Dick RDTreatment of Wilson's disease with zinc. II. Validation of oral 64copper with copper balance. Am J Med Sci. 1986 Dec;292(6):344-9.
  64. Benjamin LJ, Berkowitz LR, Orringer E, Mankad VN, Prasad AS, Lewkow LM, Chillar RK, Peterson CM.A collaborative, double-blind randomized study of cetiedil citrate in sickle cell crisis. Blood. 1986 May;67(5):1442-7.
  65. Abu-Hamdan DK, Mahajan SK, Migdal SD, Prasad AS, McDonald FD.Zinc tolerance test in uremia. Effect of ferrous sulfate and aluminum hydroxide. Ann Intern Med. 1986 Jan;104(1):50-2.
  66. Prasad AS. Effect of trace element imbalance in human diseases. Acta Pharmacol Toxicol (Copenh). 1986;59 Suppl 7:94-103. No abstract available.
  67. Ballester OF, Abdallah JM, Prasad AS. Lymphocyte subpopulation abnormalities in sickle cell anemia: a distinctive pattern from that of AIDS. Am J Hematol. 1986 Jan;21(1):23-7.
  68. Prasad AS. Relative efficacy of commonly used clinical and laboratory methods for the diagnosis of leprosy. Indian J Dermatol. 1986 Jan;31(1):7-11. No abstract available.
  69. Ballester OF, Abdallah JM, Prasad AS. Impaired IgM antibody responses to an influenza virus vaccine in adults with sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 1985 Dec;20(4):409-12.
  70. Mahajan SK, Hamburger RJ, Flamenbaum W, Prasad AS, McDonald FD. Effect of zinc supplementation on hyperprolactinaemia in uraemic men. Lancet. 1985 Oct 5;2(8458):750-1.
  71. Prasad AS. Clinical and biochemical manifestation zinc deficiency in human subjects. J Pharmacol. 1985 Oct-Dec;16(4):344-52. Review.
  72. Prasad AS. Clinical, endocrinological and biochemical effects of zinc deficiency. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1985 Aug;14(3):567-89. Review.
  73. Prasad AS. Laboratory diagnosis of zinc deficiency. J Am Coll Nutr. 1985;4(6):591-8.
  74. Prasad AS.Essential trace elements in human health and disease. J Am Coll Nutr. 1985;4(1):1-2. No abstract available.
  75. Tapazoglou E, Prasad AS, Hill G, Brewer GJ, Kaplan J. Decreased natural killer cell activity in patients with zinc deficiency with sickle cell disease. J Lab Clin Med. 1985 Jan;105(1):19-22.
  76. Prasad AS. Clinical, endocrinologic, and biochemical effects of zinc deficiency. Spec Top Endocrinol Metab. 1985;7:45-76. Review.
  77. Prasad AS. Clinical manifestations of zinc deficiency. Annu Rev Nutr. 1985;5:341-63. Review.
  78. Brewer GJ, Hill GM, Dick RD, Prasad AS, Cossack ZT. Interactions of trace elements: clinical significance. J Am Coll Nutr. 1985;4(1):33-8. Review.
  79. Prasad AS. Clinical and biochemical manifestations of zinc deficiency in human subjects. J Am Coll Nutr. 1985;4(1):65-72. Review.
  80. Prasad AS.Discovery and importance of zinc in human nutrition. Fed Proc. 1984 Oct;43(13):2829-34. Review.
  81. Brewer GJ, Hill GM, Prasad AS, Rabbani P. Zinc treatment of Wilson's disease. Ann Intern Med. 1984 Jul;101(1):144-5. No abstract available.
  82. Bhaskara Rao K, Jayakar PA, Prasad AS, Sabba Rao M. Incidence of penicillin insensitive and beta-lactamase producing strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Visakhapatnam. J Indian Med Assoc. 1984 Apr;82(4):115-8. No abstract available.
  83. Prasad AS, Cossack ZT. Zinc supplementation and growth in sickle cell disease. Ann Intern Med. 1984 Mar;100(3):367-71.
  84. Shah I, Band J, Samson M, Young J, Robinson R, Bailey B, Lerner AM, Prasad AS.Pharmacokinetics and tolerance of intravenous and intramuscular recombinant alpha 2 interferon in patients with malignancies. Am J Hematol. 1984;17(4):363-71.
  85. Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency in sickle cell disease. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1984;165:49-58.
  86. Mahajan SK, Prasad AS, McDonald FD. Sexual dysfunction in uremic male: improvement following oral zinc supplementation. Contrib Nephrol. 1984;38:103-11. No abstract available.
  87. Mahajan SK, Abraham J, Hessburg T, Prasad AS, Migdal SD, Abu-Hamdan DK, Briggs WA, McDonald FD.Zinc metabolism and taste acuity in renal transplant recipients. Kidney Int Suppl. 1983 Dec;16:S310-4.
  88. Whitehouse RC, Prasad AS, Cossack ZT. Determination of ultrafiltrable zinc in plasma by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Clin Chem. 1983 Nov;29(11):1974-7.
  89. Prasad AS. The role of zinc in gastrointestinal and liver disease. Clin Gastroenterol. 1983 Sep;12(3):713-41
  90. Brewer GJ, Hill GM, Prasad AS, Cossack ZT, Rabbani P.Oral zinc therapy for Wilson's disease. Ann Intern Med. 1983 Sep;99(3):314-9.
  91. Subramanian L, Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency in a patient with sickle cell disease.
    Nutr Rev. 1983 Jul;41(7):217-9. No abstract available.
  92. Prasad AS, Halsted JA, Nadimi M.Nutrition classics. The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 31, 1961. Syndrome of iron deficiency anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, hypogonadism, dwarfism and geophagia. Nutr Rev. 1983 Jul;41(7):220-3. No abstract available.
  93. Prasad AS. Clinical, biochemical and nutritional spectrum of zinc deficiency in human subjects: an update. Nutr Rev. 1983 Jul;41(7):197-208. Review. No abstract available.
  94. Singal U, Prasad AS, Halton DM, Bishop C.Essential thrombocythemia: a clonal disorder of hematopoietic stem cell. Am J Hematol. 1983 Apr;14(2):193-6.
  95. Ballester OF, Prasad AS. Anergy, zinc deficiency, and decreased nucleoside phosphorylase activity in patients with sickle cell anemia. Ann Intern Med. 1983 Feb;98(2):180-2.
  96. Prasad AS, Cossack ZT. Zinc in sickle cell disease. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1983;96:246-51.
  97. Brewer GJ, Hill GM, Prasad AS, Cossack ZT. Biological roles of ionic zinc. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1983;129:35-51. Review.
  98. Prasad AS.Zinc deficiency in human subjects. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1983;129:1-33. Review.
  99. Mahajan SK, Prasad AS, Rabbani P, Briggs WA, McDonald FD. Zinc deficiency: a reversible complication of uremia. Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 Dec;36(6):1177-83.
  100. Sandstead HH, Henriksen LK, Greger JL, Prasad AS, Good RA. Zinc nutriture in the elderly in relation to taste acuity, immune response, and wound healing. Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 Nov;36(5 Suppl):1046-59. Review. No abstract available.
  101. Mahajan SK, Abbasi AA, Prasad AS, Rabbani P, Briggs WA, McDonald FD. Effect of oral zinc therapy on gonadal function in hemodialysis patients. A double-blind study. Ann Intern Med. 1982 Sep;97(3):357-61.
  102. Briggs WA, Pedersen MM, Mahajan SK, Sillix DH, Prasad AS, McDonald FD. Lymphocyte and granulocyte function in zinc-treated and zinc-deficient hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int. 1982 Jun;21(6):827-32.
  103. Shurafa MS, Prasad AS, Rucknagel DL, Kan YW. Long survival in sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 1982 Jun;12(4):357-65.
  104. Whitehouse RC, Prasad AS, Rabbani PI, Cossack ZT. Zinc in plasma, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and erythrocytes as determined by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry.Clin Chem. 1982 Mar;28(3):475-80.
  105. Prasad AS, Cossack ZT. Neutrophil zinc: an indicator of zinc status in man. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1982;95:165-76.
  106. Abu-Hamdan DK, Migdal SD, Whitehouse R, Rabbani P, Prasad AS, McDonald FD.Renal handling of zinc: effect of cysteine infusion. Am J Physiol. 1981 Nov;241(5):F487-94.
  107. Warth JA, Prasad AS, Zwas F, Frank RN. Abnormal dark adaptation in sickle cell anemia. J Lab Clin Med. 1981 Aug;98(2):189-94.
  108. Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency and effects of zinc supplementation on sickle cell anemia subjects. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1981;55:99-122.
  109. Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency in human subjects. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1981;77:165-77. Review. No abstract available.
  110. Prasad AS, Rabbani P. Nucleoside phosphorylase in zinc deficiency. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1981;94:314-21. No abstract available.
  111. Prasad AS, Abbasi AA, Rabbani P, DuMouchelle E.Effect of zinc supplementation on serum testosterone level in adult male sickle cell anemia subjects. Am J Hematol. 1981;10(2):119-27.
  112. Abbasi AA, Prasad AS, Rabbani P, DuMouchelle E.Experimental zinc deficiency in man. Effect on testicular function. J Lab Clin Med. 1980 Sep;96(3):544-50.
  113. Mahajan SK, Prasad AS, Lambujon J, Abbasi AA, Briggs WA, McDonald FD.Improvement of uremic hypogeusia by zinc: a double-blind study. Am J Clin Nutr. 1980 Jul;33(7):1517-21.
  114. Mahajan SK, Prasad AS, Briggs WA, McDonald FD. Effect of zinc therapy on sexual dysfunction in hemodialysis patients. Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs. 1980;26:139-41. No abstract available.
  115. Mahajan SK, Prasad AS, Rabbani P, Briggs WA, McDonald FD. Zinc metabolism in uremia. J Lab Clin Med. 1979 Nov;94(5):693-8.
  116. Prasad AS, Fernandez-Madrid F, Ryan JR.Deoxythymidine kinase activity of human implanted sponge connective tissue in zinc deficiency. Am J Physiol. 1979 Mar;236(3):E272-5.
  117. Abbasi AA, Prasad AS, Rabbani PR. Experimental zinc deficiency in man: effect on spermatogenesis. Trans Assoc Am Physicians. 1979;92:292-302.
  118. Prasad AS, Rabbani P, Warth JA. Effect of zinc on hyperammonemia in sickle cell anemia subjects. Am J Hematol. 1979;7(4):323-7.
  119. Mahajan SK, Prasad AS, Lambujon J, Abbasi AA, Briggs WA, McDonald FD. Improvement of uremic hypogeusia by zinc. Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs. 1979;25:443-8. No abstract available.
  120. Prasad AS. Trace elements: biochemical and clinical effects of zinc and copper. Am J Hematol. 1979;6(1):77-87. No abstract available.
  121. Prasad AS. Clinical, biochemical, and pharmacological role of zinc. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 1979;19:393-426. Review. No abstract available.
  122. Mahajan SK, Abbasi AA, Prasad AS, Briggs WA, McDonald FD.Effect of zinc therapy on uremic hypogonadism: a double blind study. Proc Clin Dial Transplant Forum. 1979;9:260-1. No abstract available.
  123. Mahajan SK, Abbasi AA, Prasad AS, Briggs WA, McDonald FD. Relationship between uremic hypogonadism and zinc? Proc Clin Dial Transplant Forum. 1979;9:165-9. No abstract available.
  124. Mahajan SK, Gardiner WH, Abbasi AA, Prasad AS, Briggs WA, McDonald FD.Hypogeusia in patients on hemodialysis. Proc Clin Dial Transplant Forum. 1978 Nov 18-20;8:20-4. No abstract available.
  125. Prasad AS, Brewer GJ, Schoomaker EB, Rabbani P. Hypocupremia induced by zinc therapy in adults. JAMA. 1978 Nov 10;240(20):2166-8.
  126. Prasad AS, Rabbani P, Abbasii A, Bowersox E, Fox MR. Experimental zinc deficiency in humans. Ann Intern Med. 1978 Oct;89(4):483-90.
  127. Rabbani P, Prasad AS. Plasma ammonia and liver ornithine transcarbamoylase activity in zinc-deficient rats. Am J Physiol. 1978 Aug;235(2):E203-6.
  128. Mahajan SK, Gardiner WH, Abbasi AA, Briggs WA, Prasad AS, McDonald FD. Abnormal plasma and erythrocyte zinc distribution in uremia. Trans Am Soc Artif Intern Organs. 1978;24:50-4. No abstract available.
  129. Prasad AS, Fernandez-Madrid F, Ryan JR. Deoxythymidine kinase activity, total collagen and protein in the sponge connective tissue of sickle cell anemia subjects. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1978;21:515-37. No abstract available.
  130. Brewer GJ, Brewer LF, Prasad AS. Suppression of irreversibly sickled erythrocytes by zinc therapy in sickle cell anemia. J Lab Clin Med. 1977 Sep;90(3):549-54.
  131. Prasad AS. Zinc in human nutrition. CRC Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 1977 Sep;8(1):1-80. Review. No abstract available.
  132. Ligorsky RD, Axelrod AR, Mandell GH, Palutke M, Prasad AS. Acute myelomonocytic leukemia in a patient with macroglobulinemia and malignant lymphoma. Cancer. 1977 Mar;39(3):1156-62.
  133. Prasad AS, Abbasi A, Ortega J. Zinc deficiency in man: studies in sickle cell disease. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1977;14:211-39. No abstract available.
  134. Frost P, Chen JC, Rabbani I, Smith J, Prasad AS. The effect of zinc deficiency on the immune response. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1977;14:143-53. No abstract available.
  135. Abbasi AA, Prasad AS, Ortega J, Congco E, Oberleas D. Gonadal function abnormalities in sickle cell anemia. Studies in adult male patients. Ann Intern Med. 1976 Nov;85(5):601-5.
  136. Prasad AS, Lei KY, Moghissi KS, Stryker JC, Oberleas D. Effect of oral contraceptives on nutrients. III. Vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1976 Aug 15;125(8):1063-9.
  137. Lei KY, Prasad AS, Bowersox E, Oberleas D. Oral contraceptives, norethindrone and mestranol: effects on tissue levels of minerals. Am J Physiol. 1976 Jul;231(1):98-103.
  138. Lei KY, Abbasi A, Prasad AS. Function of pituitary-gonadal axis in zinc-deficient rats. Am J Physiol. 1976 Jun;230(6):1730-2.
  139. Prasad AS, Ortega J, Brewer GJ, Oberleas D, Schoomaker EB. Trace elements in sickle cell disease. JAMA. 1976 May 31;235(22):2396-8.
  140. Prasad AS, Tranchida L, Palutke M, Poulik MD. Red cell hypoplasia and monoclonal gammopathy in a patient with lymphoproliferative disorder. Am J Med Sci. 1976 May-Jun;271(3):355-9.
  141. Prasad AS. Zinc deficiency in man. Am J Dis Child. 1976 Apr;130(4):259-61. No abstract available.
  142. Lei KY, Yang MG, Oberleas D, Prasad AS. Oral contraceptives: effects on plasma insulin response to glucose and on the response to insulin and 2-deoxyglucose uptake by peripheral tissue. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1975 Jun;149(2):417-21
  143. Prasad AS, Schoomaker EB, Ortega J, Brewer GJ, Oberleas D, Oelshlegel FJ Jr. Zinc deficiency in sickle cell disease. Clin Chem. 1975 Apr;21(4):582-7.
  144. Prasad AS, Oberleas D, Moghissi KS, Stryker JC, Lei KY.Effect of oral contraceptive agents on nutrients: II. Vitamins. Am J Clin Nutr. 1975 Apr;28(4):385-91.
  145. Prasad AS, Oberleas D, Moghissi KS, Lei KY, Stryker JC. Effect of oral contraceptive agents on nutrients: I. Minerals. Am J Clin Nutr. 1975 Apr;28(4):377-84.
  146. Oelshlegel FJ Jr, Brewer GJ, Knutsen C, Prasad AS, Schoomaker EB.Studies on the interaction of zinc with human hemoglobin. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1974 Aug;163(2):742-8. No abstract available.
  147. Prasad AS, Oberleas D.Thymidine kinase activity and incorporation of thymidine into DNA in zinc-deficient tissue. J Lab Clin Med. 1974 Apr;83(4):634-9. No abstract available.
  148. Prasad AS, Oberleas D. Letter: Zinc deficiency in man. Lancet. 1974 Mar 16;1(7855):463-4. No abstract available.
  149. Fernandez-Madrid F, Prasad AS, Oberleas D. Effect of zinc deficiency on nucleic acids, collagen, and noncollagenous protein of the connective tissue. J Lab Clin Med. 1973 Dec;82(6):951-61. No abstract available.
  150. Tranchida L, Palutke M, Poulik MD, Prasad AS. Primary acquired sideroblastic anemia preceding monoclonal gammopathy and malignant lymphoma. Am J Med. 1973 Oct;55(3):559-64. No abstract available.
  151. Prasad AS, Oberleas D. Ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease activities in zinc-deficient tissues. J Lab Clin Med. 1973 Sep;82(3):461-6. No abstract available.
  152. Oelshlegel FJ Jr, Brewer GJ, Prasad AS, Knutsen C, Schoomaker EB. Effect of zinc on increasing oxygen affinity of sickle and normal red blood cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1973 Jul 17;53(2):560-6. No abstract available
  153. Prasad AS, Oberleas D. Zinc deficiency in man. Lancet. 1973 Jun 30;1(7818):1520-1. No abstract available.
  154. Prasad AS, DuMouchelle E, Koniuch D, Oberleas D. A simple fluorometric method for the determination of RNA and DNA in tissues. J Lab Clin Med. 1972 Oct;80(4):598-602. No abstract available.
  155. Prasad AS, Oberleas D. Changes in activities of zinc-dependent enzymes in zinc-deficient tissues of rats. J Appl Physiol. 1971 Dec;31(6):842-6. No abstract available.
  156. Prasad AS, Oberleas D. Binding of iron to amino acids and serum proteins in vitro. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1971 Dec;138(3):932-5. No abstract available.
  157. Fernandez-Madrid F, Prasad AS, Oberleas D. Effect of zinc deficiency on collagen metabolism. J Lab Clin Med. 1971 Nov;78(5):853. No abstract available.
  158. Oberleas D, Caldwell DF, Prasad AS. Behavioral deficit with zinc deficiency. Psychopharmacol Bull. 1971 Jul;7(3):35. No abstract available.
  159. Grammens GL, Prasad AS, Mammen EF, Barnhart MI. Physico-chemical and immunological properties of bovine Hageman factor. Thromb Diath Haemorrh. 1971 Jun 30;25(3):405-24. No abstract available.
  160. Oberleas D, Seymour JK, Lenaghan R, Hovanesian J, Wilson RF, Prasad AS. Effect of zinc deficiency on wound-healing in rats. Am J Surg. 1971 May;121(5):566-8. No abstract available.
  161. Prasad AS, Oberleas D, Miller ER, Luecke RW. Biochemical effects of zinc difficiency: changes in activities of zinc-dependent enzymes and ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid content of tissues. J Lab Clin Med. 1971 Jan;77(1):144-52. No abstract available.
  162. Prasad AS, Oberleas D. Binding of zinc to amino acids and serum proteins in vitro. J Lab Clin Med. 1970 Sep;76(3):416-25. No abstract available.
  163. Prasad AS, Oberleas D, Rajasekaran G. Essential micronutrient elements. Biochemistry and changes in liver disorders.