| Literature DB >> 9638612 |
C Terrés-Martos1, M Navarro-Alarcón, F Martín-Lagos, H López-G de la Serrana, V Pérez-Valero, M C López-Martínez.
Abstract
The serum zinc and copper levels, as well as Zn/Cu ratios, were determined in 30 patients (18 with diabetes and 12 with hepatopathies) and compared to healthy-age matched controls by atomic absorption spectrometry. Serum Zn (0.946 +/- 0.302 mg/l) and Cu (0.952 +/- 0.355 mg/l) concentrations were not significantly different in patients with hepatopathies as compared to controls (p > 0.05). Serum Zn concentrations (0.778 +/- 0.164 mg/l) were significantly lower in diabetic patients than those determined in controls (p < 0.01). In contrast, Cu levels (0.987 +/- 0.305 mg/l) were not significantly different (p > 0.05) than in controls. Serum Cu/Zn ratios were not significantly different in patients with diabetes or hepatopathies than those measured in healthy controls (p > 0.05). In patients, no statistically significant differences were observed in the Zn, Cu and Cu/Zn with respect to sex (p > 0.05) or age (p > 0.05).Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9638612 DOI： 10.1016/s0946-672x(98)80020-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Trace Elem Med Biol ISSN： 0946-672X Impact factor: 3.849