Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Serum Zinc, Copper and Magnesium Levels in Children with Endemic Goiter in Malatya
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Abstract
Serum zinc, copper and magnesium levels were determined in 70 children (between 7-11 years of age) in Malatya, Turkey, with euthyroid endemic goiter. The results, obtained with an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS), were compared with those of 41 children without thyroid disease. Serum zinc and magnesium levels did not differ between the two groups (p>0.05). However, serum coper levels of children with euthyroid endemic goiter (mean vaule: 146.38±5.12 µg/dL) were found to be significantly higher than those of the control group (mean value: 107.58±1.62 µg/dL), (p
Keywords
Zinc, Copper, Magnesium, Endemic goiter, Children
First Page
121
Last Page
123
Recommended Citation
YAKINCI, Cengiz; KÜÇÜKBAY, Zehra; PAÇ, Feyza Ayşenur; GÜL, Abdulkadir; and TAYFUN, Meltem (1997) "Serum Zinc, Copper and Magnesium Levels in Children with Endemic Goiter in Malatya," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 27: No. 2, Article 4. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol27/iss2/4
