Idiopathic scoliosis and concentrations of zinc, copper, and selenium in blood plasma

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-110

  Dastych, M ^a   Cienciala, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Blood plasma; Copper; GSH Px; Idiopathic scoliosis; Selenium; SOD; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; PLASMA; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ALBUMINS; CERULOPLASMIN; CHILD; COPPER; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; SELENIUM; ZINC;

EID: 0036841081     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:89:2:105     Document Type: Article

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