title: Serum zinc levels and urinary zinc excretion in patients with renal transplants.
abstract: An investigation into serum and plasma zinc levels and the urinary excretion of zinc in renal allotransplant patients was undertaken. A remarkable number (53%) of low serum and plasma levels of zinc was obtained as well as a distinct increase (37%) in urinary excretion in the 33 patients investigated. Because of the general tendency in these cases to depletion of body stores of zinc, oral supplementation may prove of value.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc