Protein Deficiency

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PD
Pronunciation
/ˈproʊˌtin dɪˈfɪʃənsi/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Prolonged protein deficiency in the diet can cause health problems.
  2. Suppliers trying to cut costs are believed to have added itto watered-down milk because its high nitrogen content masks theresulting protein deficiency.
  3. Protein deficiency can affect the entire body – organs, tissues, skin, and muscles, as well as certain body processes.
  4. These results suggested that protein deficiency can produce an untoward effect for differentiation and maturation of mice thymocytes.
  5. Effect of protein deficiency on macrophages of mice

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