Effects of oral zinc supplementation on serum, hair and sweat zinc levels in 7 subjects.
Preliminary evidence is presented on the basis of pre- and post- zinc supplementation zinc studies of seven patients, that suggests that sweat zinc measurements may be a useful adjunct in the clinical assessment of zinc status and may be a more sensitive index than either serum or hair zinc levels.
D000085:Acetates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019342:Acetic Acid; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013542:Sweat / Q000032:analysis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
D000085:Acetates; D015032:Zinc; D019342:Acetic Acid