Zinc supplementation for four months does not affect plasma copper concentration in infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 599-602

  Sazawal, S ^a,b   Malik, P ^a   Jalla, S ^c,d   Krebs, N ^c   Bhan, M K ^d   Black, R E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrophotometry; Copper deficiency; Plasma copper; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEMOGLOBIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 2342449896     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb18254.x     Document Type: Article

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