Abstract
Children with allergic colitis have low levels of zinc and selenium which is partly a reflection of their low albumin levels and/or increased utilization of zinc and selenium as antioxidants as a result of the inflammatory process.
MeSH terms
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Case-Control Studies
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Child, Preschool
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Colitis / blood*
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Colitis / immunology
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Copper / blood
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Copper / deficiency*
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Humans
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Infant
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Milk Hypersensitivity / blood*
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Milk Hypersensitivity / immunology
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Nutritional Status
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Selenium / blood
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Selenium / deficiency*
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Serum Albumin / analysis
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Serum Albumin / deficiency*
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Zinc / blood
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Zinc / deficiency*
Substances
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Serum Albumin
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Copper
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Selenium
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Zinc