Low serum zinc levels in patients undergoing coronary angiography correlate with immune activation and inflammation
Introduction: Low serum zinc concentrations are associated with adverse outcomes. To explain this phenomenon we aimed to investigate whether low zinc levels are related to immune activation, renal function and coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: Serum concentrations of zinc and the immune activa...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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January 2012
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Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology
Year: 2012, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-30 |
| ISSN: | 1878-3252 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jtemb.2011.11.004 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2011.11.004 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0946672X11002999 
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| Author Notes: | Christian Murr, Stefan Pilz, Tanja B. Grammer, Marcus E. Kleber, Bernhard O. Böhm, Winfried März, Dietmar Fuchs |