Comparison of Plasma Zinc Level, Saliva Contents, and Taste Perception between Patients with and without Chronic Kidney Disease

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

Meilinah Hidayat ¹

Teresa Liliana Wargasetia ²

Laella Kinghua Liana ³

Johan Lucianus ⁴

Shiela Stefani ¹

Fitra Suciati ²

Kencana Nugraha ²

Santoso Chandra ⁵

¹ Nutrition Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia

² Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia

³ Anatomical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia

⁴ Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia

⁵ Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia

Highlights

Meilinah Hidayat (Google Scholar)

Teresa Liliana Wargasetia (Google Scholar)

Keywords

Zinc

Saliva

Taste perception

Chronic kidney disease

International Journal of Nutrition Sciences