Trace element studies on Karachi population, Part II: Normal ranges for blood copper, zinc and magnesium for children and adolescents.
Normal ranges for copper, zinc and magnesium in whole blood have been established for healthy school going children of Indo-Pak origin. Age groups of 7 to 11 years had slightly elevated levels of these metals when compared with the groups below 7 and above 12 years, except that for females levels increased with age for zinc and decreased for magnesium.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D012016:Reference Values; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
D003300:Copper; D008274:Magnesium; D015032:Zinc