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Research Article| Volume 1, ISSUE 4, P743-766, December 1981

Zinc and Copper

  • Robert A. Jacob
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author: Nutrition Evaluation Laboratory, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 15 Kneeland Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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    Chief, Nutrition Evaluation Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)31078-3
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      No totally satisfactory method is yet available to assess zinc and copper status in the laboratory, although recognition of factors that can influence the results of laboratory tests can improve reliability. Clinical factors and analytical problems that affect the interpretation of the assessment of zinc and copper status are identified.
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