Serum zinc concentration in patients with colorectal cancer

Trace Elements and Electrolytes

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 236-239

  Zowczak Drabarczyk, M ^a   Torlinska, T ^a   Iskra, M ^a   Mielcarz, G ^a   Matylla, G ^b   Torlinski, L ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b HCP Medical Center   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anti oxidants; Cancer; Colon; Polyp; Serum; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 7444240353     PISSN: 09462104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/tep21236     Document Type: Article

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