The estimation of whole-body zinc and Zn turnover in rheumatoid and osteoarthritis using 65Zn tracer.
1. A method of estimating whole-body zinc, and Zn balances using a two-compartment model in combination with whole-body counting of 65Zn, is described. The method is applied to patients with rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. 2. The results suggested that there was not a wide variation in whole-body Zn and Zn turnover in individuals with these two diseases and no clearcut difference between patients with one or the other.
D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D001822:Body Burden; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
D015032:Zinc