title: [Zinc content of leukocytes and serum in psoriasis patients].
abstract: The mean zinc level in leucocytes from psoriasis patients was found to be decreased by a statistically significant amount, which was not the case in serum. On the basis of data from the literature and our own observations, the role of zinc is discussed in the development of immunologic events.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000097:blood*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc
vernacular_title: Zinkgehalt in Leukozyten und Serum bei Psoriasiskranken.