Study on the levels of trace elements in mild and severe psoriasis

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 405, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 66-70

  Basavaraj, K H ^a   Darshan, M S ^a   Shanmugavelu, P ^b   Rashmi, R ^a   Mhatre, A Yuti ^a   Dhanabal, S P ^c   Rao, K S J ^d  

^a JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^d CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Metal homeostasis; Oxidative stress; Psoriasis; Serum; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL;

HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSORIASIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 67349287546     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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