title: Zinc content of human cancellous bone.
abstract: The zinc content of cancellous bone from the iliac crest was determined by the X-ray fluorescence technique in an autopsy series of 28 women and 66 men. The bone-zinc content was statistically related to age, but there was a large variation. It reached a maximum value in the fifth decade and thereafter decreased with age in both sexes. Men with a chronic disease had a lower zinc content than those who had died suddenly. There was a significant correlation between the zinc content and the bone strength in women (p less than 0.01) and in men (p less than 0.05). Zinc is thought to play a part in osteoporosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000378:metabolism; D012737:Sex Factors; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc