Reference values for serum zinc and selenium of French healthy children.
Age - and sex-specific reference intervals derived from a healthy pediatric population are presented for zinc, selenium and related analytes in serum. No strong correlations were found between age, sex and trace elements in serum. Serum variables were discussed to assess their ability as biochemical indicators of micronutrient status in the field of biological epidemiology.
INSERM U056, Bicêtre, France.
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Amédée-Manesme
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
D012643:Selenium; D015032:Zinc