title: [Zinc in patients with anorexia nervosa].
abstract: In a multicenter study, the relation between zinc status and anorexia nervosa was studied in 18 patients (15 females and 3 males in the age range of 11 to 25 years). Analysis of plasma zinc (by atomic absorption), plasma albumin (by electro-immuno diffusion method) and sense of taste (comparing quinine, zinc sulfate and water solutions), showed no significant abnormalities. Thus, the investigation does not support the hypothesis, that zinc status plays a significant role in the symptomatology of anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: Rigshospitalet, København, børnepsykiatrisk afdeling OB.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Røijen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Worsaae
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zlotnik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood* / Q000172:deficiency
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D015032:Zinc