Cardiac copper, magnesium, and zinc in recent and old myocardial infarction.

Authors

N Zama
R L Towns

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-1986

Abstract

X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and atomic absorption spectrometry were used in a quantitative study of zinc, copper, and magnesium in 71 postmortal human hearts. Samples were obtained from individuals who had demonstrated no previous clinical or subsequent pathological findings of myocardial infarction and from victims of a recent or an old infarction. A significant difference (p

Volume

10

Issue

3

First Page

201

Last Page

208

ISSN

0163-4984

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

24254394

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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