Magnesium, zinc and copper contents in hair and their serum concentrations in patients with epilepsy

Eastern Journal of Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 31-35

  Ulvi, H ^a   Yigiter R ^a   Yoldas T ^a   Dolu, Y ^a   Var, A ^b   Mungen B ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hair; Serum; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; COPPER; MAGNESIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036958533     PISSN: 13010883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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