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

• Main Authors: Toshikazu Ito (Author), Kazuya Uenoyama (Author), Kazuhiro Kobayashi (Author), Mikio Kakumoto (Author), Hiroshi Mizumoto (Author), Toshiya Katsura (Author), Masahide Onoue (Author)
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• Published: 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...