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The Metabolism of Zinc and Selenium in Cirrhotic Patients During Six Weeks of Zinc Ingestion
Author(s) -
Sullivan J. F.,
Williams R. V.,
Burch R. E.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1979.tb05306.x
Subject(s) - zinc , metabolism , selenium , ingestion , medicine , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , endocrinology , chemistry , physiology , organic chemistry
Zinc metabolism in cirrhotic patients was studied, indicating some improvement that did not alter the abnormalities of zinc metabolism significantly and showed no evidence of correlation of abnormalities with the clinical improvement or lack thereof in the patients studied.