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Zinc and Senile Osteoporosis
Author(s) -
ATIK O. SAHAP
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1983.tb03400.x
Subject(s) - senile osteoporosis , medicine , osteoporosis , zinc , pathogenesis , endocrinology , metallurgy , materials science
The zinc ion levels in serum and bone tissue of patients with senile osteoporosis were determined and found to be less than that obtained from normal patients. The results suggest that zinc depletion may have a role in the pathogenesis of senile osteoporosis.