5. IODINE
SOURCE FUNCTION DEFICIENCY
Sea foods,
drinking water,
iodized salt
Constituent of
thyroxine
Low content in
water, excessive
intake of
cabbbage,
cauliflower
7. COPPER
SOURCE FUNCTION DEFICIENCY
Liver, fish, meat,
oyster, legumes,
Constituent of
enzymes,
ceruloplasmin
role in
hemopoisis,
bone
metabolism
LBW, preterm,
TPN, PEM,
Nephrotic
syndrome
9. ZINC
SOURCE FUNCTION DEFICIENCY
Liver, beef,
oyster, wheat
germ, nuts,
grapes.
Phytates reduce
absorption
Constituent of
enzymes,
ceruloplasmin
role in protein
and nucleic
acid synthesis
PEM, hepatitis,
TPN, nephrotic
syndrome,
acrodermatitis
eneteropathica
10. ZINC
Clnical Features Requirement Remarks
Growth
retardation,
anroexia, gonadal
atrophy, alopecia,
diarrhoea,
reduced taste
sensation
Inv.: S.Zn: (60 –
150 mcg%), Hair
Zn.
5 -15 g / d
Treatment:
1-2 mg / kg /
d
Used as
adjuvant in Tt.
Of Wilson;s
Disease,
Diarrhoeal
disorders
Toxicity: GI
Upset, Cu
deficiency
12. COBALT
Clnical Features Requirement Remarks
Hypothyroidism,
anemia, goitre,
Inv. : S.Co. (0.007
mcg%)
Not known Excess can
cause goitre
and
cardiomyopathy
14. CHROMIUM
Clnical Features Requirement Remarks
Hyperglycemia,
encephalopathy
Inv. : S.Cr. (0.02
mcg%)
10 mcg/d
Treatment:
180 mcg
single dose
Renal failure,
dermatitis
15. MOLYBDINUM
SOURCE FUNCTION DEFICIENCY
Legumes, whole
grains, greens,
meat group, nuts
Components of
xanthine
oxidase,
instrumental in
iron storage.
Instrumental in
production of
uric acid.
TPN, poor soil
content
16. MOLYBDINUM
Clnical Features Requirement Remarks
Mouth and
esophageal
cancers,
tachycardia, coma
Inv. : S.Mo. (0.07
mcg%)
250-500
mcg/d
Bony defects,
hyperurecemia,
competes with
Cu absorption.
Deficiency
never occurs
19. MANGANESE
SOURCE FUNCTION DEFICIENCY
Cereals, nuts,
legumes, whole
grains, egg yolk,
greens, tea
Component of
superoxide
dismutase, role
in oxidative
phosphorylation,
bone and
tendon
formation
TPN
20. MANGANESE
Clnical Features Requirement Remarks
Growth
retardation,
reddening of hair,
increased
prothrombin time
Inv.
S. Mn. (0.06 mcg)
1-5 mg / d Encephalitis,
goitre,
cardiomyopath,
cholestasis.
Iron decreases
absorption of
Mn