Main biomarkers associated with age-related plasma zinc decrease and copper/zinc ratio in healthy elderly from ZincAge study.

Robertina GiacconiL CostarelliF PiacenzaA BassoL RinkE MarianiT FulopG DedoussisG HerbeinM ProvincialiJ JajteI LengyelE MocchegianiM Malavolta

Published in: European journal of nutrition (2016)

Our findings show the most important independent determinants of plasma Zn concentration and Cu/Zn ratio variability in elderly population and suggest that the decline with age of Zn circulating levels is more dependent on physiopathological changes occurring with aging rather than to its nutritional intake.

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