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Fig. 5. Production of IL-2 and TNF- ${alpha}$ by PMNC and NK cell lytic activity (mean±SD) in zinc-sufficient and zinc-deficient subjects (controls and cancer patients) are shown here. These parameters were significantly decreased due to zinc deficiency. The figure is based on data published earlier [29].