Zinc-containing denture adhesive: A potential source of excess zinc resulting in copper deficiency myelopathy

British Dental Journal

Volumn 210, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 523-525

  Doherty, K ^a   Connor, M ^b   Cruickshank, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; COPPER; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; DENTURE; HUMAN; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; PARESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADHESIVES; ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC; COPPER; DENTURE RETENTION; HUMANS; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA; PARESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; ZINC;

EID: 79958851710     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.428     Document Type: Article

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