Serum and hair zinc levels in epileptic children taking valproic acid

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 117-125

  Altunbaşak, Şakir ^a   Biatmakoui, Fermat ^a   Baytok, Vildan ^a   Hergüh, Özlem ^a   Burgut, H Refik ^b   Kayrin, Levemt ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ukuroua University   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Valproic acid; Zinc

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030657911     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910672     Document Type: Article

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