Serum zinc levels in retinitis pigmentosa
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Current Eye Research
- Vol. 3 (8) , 1043-1048
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02713688409011750
Abstract
Serum zinc and copper levels were analyzed in 26 retinitis pigmentosa patients and compared with serum zinc levels of a control group. Serum zinc levels were documented to be decreased with a mean concentration of 0.735 ± 0.167 micrograms/ml (p < 0.001). Serum copper levels, on the other hand, were found to be increased in retinitis pigmentosa patients with a mean value of 1.261 ± 0.348 micrograms/ml (p < 0.001).This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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