Zinc Uses, Benefits & Dosage - Drugs.com Herbal …
Alzheimer disease. Zinc is found in high concentration in brain tissue and is important in neurotransmission across glutamatergic synapses.14 Zinc ions have been associated with the formation of beta-amyloid plaques that are characteristic of Alzheimer disease, but direct causality has not been established.11, 14, 15 Specific zinc-binding sites on the amyloid plaques have been demonstrated16 ...
