Assessing of plasma levels of iron, zinc and copper in Iranian Parkinson′s disease

Background: Trace elements have long been suspected to be involved in Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis, but their exact roles have been remained controversial. In this study, we assessed the levels of copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) in different stage of PD patients. Materials and Me...

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Main Authors: Rokhsareh Meamar, Hamidreza Nikyar, Leila Dehghani, Keivan Basiri, Mohammad Reza Aghaye Ghazvini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2016;volume=5;issue=1;spage=31;epage=31;aulast=Meamar