Comparison of the plasma and hernia sac tissue copper levels in direct and indirect inguinal hernia patients

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 53-59

  Kayaoglu, Huseyin Ayhan ^a   Hazinedaroglu, Selcuk Mevlut ^b   Erkek, Ayhan Bulent ^b   Kocaturk, Pelin Aribal ^b   Kavas, Guzin Ozelci ^b   Aribal, Dikmen ^b  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Copper; Etiology; Hernia

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COPPER; PROTEIN LYSINE 6 OXIDASE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TISSUE METABOLISM;

EID: 28644440328     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/bter:108:1-3:053     Document Type: Article

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