Plasmic levels of trace elements and immune functions in the healthy elderly.

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Plasmic levels of trace elements and immune functions in the healthy elderly.

Journal of trace elements and electrolytes in health and disease - 1 Dec 1993

Licastro F, Morini M C, Chiricolo M, Conte R, Belletti D, Mancini R, Beltrandi E, Casadei-Maldini M, Carpenè E

Abstract excerpt

Healthy elderly persons were selected according to an admission protocol which included clinical, hematological and biochemical parameters. Plasmic levels of zinc in these subjects were in the normal range, while plasmic copper was higher than that of young controls. The number of circulating lym...

Topics

Aging
Antigens, CD
Copper
Flow Cytometry
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphocyte Subsets
Phenotype
Zinc

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