Prostatic Zinc and Prostate Specific Antigen: An Experimental Evaluation of Their Combined Diagnostic Value
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 170 (6) , 2258-2262
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000095795.86327.b8
Abstract
Purpose: In cancer affected prostate cells lose the ability to concentrate zinc, resulting in a substantial decrease in Zn in the prostate. We investigated the possibility of using prostati...Keywords
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