Trace elements in head and neck cancer patients: Zinc status and immunologic functions

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 624-629

  Prasad, A S ^a   Kaplan, J ^a   Beck, F W J ^a   Penny, H S ^a   Shamsa, F H ^a   Salwen, W A ^a   Marks, S C ^a   Mathog, R H ^a  

^a DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE STATUS; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030753145     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(97)70238-9     Document Type: Article

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