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Title: Zinc and copper levels in hydatid cyst fluid and patient’s blood
Authors: Jawad Kadham Mahdi , Mohammad Hussein Al-Jawher , Nadham Kadham Mahdi
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2010
Volume: 60
Issue: 7
Language: English
Abstract
Eighteen patients with hydatid disease from Basrah General Hospital were involved in the study during 2007. Their ages ranged from 23-56 years with mean of 33.55 ± 10.4 years. The control group consisted of 25 apparantly healthy individuals. Zinc and copper levels in the sera and hydatid fluids were estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Mean values of zinc and copper concentrations in sera of patients were 124.33 ± 30.04mg/dl and 88.05 ± 15.91mg/dl respectively in comparing with those of the control group (P
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