title: [Trace elements: significance and age dependence].
abstract: Occurrence and importance of trace elements for the metabolism, and symptoms of their deficiency are described. Our experiments investigating iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, and zinc-containing enzymes demonstrate an age-dependency.
authors.affiliation: Zentrallaboratorium des Städt. Krankenhauses Köln-Holweide.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Struck
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hillesheim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D014131:Trace Elements
vernacular_title: Spurenelemente: Bedeutung und Altersabhängigkeit.