Zinc and copper plasma concentrations in Rheumatoid arthritis patients from a selected population in Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1041-1044

  Ala, S ^a   Shokrzadeh, M ^a,b   Pur Shoja, A M ^a   Saeedi Saravi, S S ^c  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Articular disorders; Inflammatory diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

COPPER; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COPPER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRACE ELEMENTS; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 73949120269     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.1041.1044     Document Type: Article

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