title: The relationship between leucocyte and muscle zinc in health and disease.
abstract: 1. A significant correlation between leucocyte and muscle zinc contents was observed in control patients and in patients with generalized diseases. 2. As muscle contains a large proportion of the whole-body zinc, it is suggested that leucocyte zinc content may be a useful indicator of tissue zinc status.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc