title: [Changes in superoxide dismutases and serum Zn, Cu in senile patients with yang deficiency].
abstract: This article reports on the respective determinations, which employ RIA and AAS, of superoxide dismutases (SOD-I) and serum Zn, Cu from 40 cases of senile patients with Yang deficiency. The results, which 994 +/- 125 ng/mg Hb, 63.6 +/- 12.1 micrograms%, 72.6 +/- 10.7 micrograms% respectively, were all significantly lower than the normal subjects and senile subjects (P less than 0.01), and showed that serum Zn was positively interrelated with SOD-I (r = 0.34). Integrating SOD-I and the function of serum Zn, Cu in senile especially the relations between Zn, Cu and SOD-I, the authors have made a preliminary probe into the mechanism of senile Yang deficiency's occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Endocrinology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical College, Shanghai.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000097:blood; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood*; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000097:blood*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D015032:Zinc