Administration of zinc to preterm infants with hypozincemia does not reduce serum copper concentrations in most cases: a single-center retrospective observational study

• Главные авторы: Toshikazu Ito (Автор), Kazuya Uenoyama (Автор), Kazuhiro Kobayashi (Автор), Mikio Kakumoto (Автор), Hiroshi Mizumoto (Автор), Toshiya Katsura (Автор), Masahide Onoue (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Zinc is an essential trace element involved in various physiological functions. In Japan, zinc acetate dihydrate is administered to neonates and infants with hypozincemia. Since serum copper concentrations are reduced by the administration of zinc, we retrospectively investigated...