Effect of zinc supplementation on hyperprolactinaemia in uraemic men.
Zinc and prolactin levels were measured in 32 male haemodialysis patients; 12 were receiving 50 mg zinc per day as zinc acetate and 20 were not. Zinc-treated patients had significantly higher plasma zinc levels (134 +/- 10 micrograms/dl v 88 +/- 2 micrograms/dl) and lower serum prolactin levels (11 +/- 4 ng/ml v 29 +/- 7 ng/ml) than untreated patients. Plasma zinc and serum prolactin were inversely related in zinc-treated and untreated patients (r = -0.79, p less than 0.001).
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Hamburger
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Flamenbaum
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D014511:Uremia / Q000097:blood*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
D011388:Prolactin; D015032:Zinc