To investigate the relationships of trace element concentrations vs hematopoiesis and iron parameters, we measured lead, copper, zinc, cadmium, and ferritin levels in 251 healthy adolescents. Concentrations of trace metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. There were no significant gender-related differences in serum copper or serum cadmium concentrations. However, blood l...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the correlations of the serum concentrations of copper, zinc, and manganese with lipid profile parameters of adult men in Mosul City, Iraq. METHODS The study included 51 apparently healthy adult men as a control group aged 34-62 years (group 1), and 31 hyperlipidemic patients aged 37-60 years (group 2). Trace elements copper, zinc and manganese were determined using ato...

INTRODUCTION Bariatric surgery leads to a significant body weigh reduction although it is associated to a higher risk of presenting some nutritional deficiencies. A common complication, little studied and mainly related to zinc deficiency is alopecia. OBJECTIVES To compare the nutritional status of zinc, iron, copper, selenium and protein-visceral in women with different degrees of hair loss ...

In this paper a biochemical hypothesis is proposed for the working of acupuncture. In this hypothesis, copper and zinc ions play an important role. Inserting a needle into an acupuncture point will locally damage the tissue. It is known that this causes a local release of zinc ions. It is also known that both zinc ions and copper ions bind on the intracellular transport protein metallothionein,...

Treatment with oral chelation therapy withD-penicillamine for copper accumulation inWilson disease was first developed in the 1950s, and preemptive treatment became the standard of care for patients.1 An alternative chelating agent, trientine, was developed more than a decade later and has gained more acceptance as first-line treatment due to its safety profile and demonstration of efficacy.2,3...

Glabrin (2-Piperidine, carboxylic acid, 4, 5, dihydroxy, -1-methyl) was isolated from Pongamia glabra seeds and metal complexes were prepared by refluxing with acetates of cupper, zinc and mercury, estimation was carried out by simple idometric method for copper complex and E.D.T.A. method for zinc and mercury complexes of glabrin. Results of present study reveal that the metal complexes show c...

Flotation is, doubtless, the most important process among the various techniques used for the treatment of ore. This generalpurpose technique allows the treatment of several complex ores (lead zinc, copper zinc), sulphides (copper, lead, and zinc), oxides (hematite, quartz), oxidized minerals (malachite, cerusite) and even non-metal ores (fluorite, phosphate, coal). Due to the flotation, it is ...

Wilson’s disease is an inherited defect in biliary copper excretion, causing a buildup of copper and copper toxicity, primarily in liver and brain. Presentation with liver disease and/or neurological disease usually occurs in the second and third decades of life. Recognition of the disease is often delayed, which is unfortunate, because once appropriate treatment is started, progression of the ...

Sedimentary Copper mineralization has been observed in Monj and Jolany locations in Bavanat (Sanandaj – Sirjan metamorphic belt). According to current study, the host rocks for copper mineralization in this area are green sandstones, generally in subarkose and arkose groups. Age of these sandstones is middle Jurassic. Copper mineralization is observed in two forms, sulfides form including chalc...