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Serum copper and copper oxidase levels in various disorders

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Serum copper and serum copper oxidase levels were measured in 400 children admitted to wards with various clinical diagnoses. Both levels were high in children with cirrhosis and other liver diseases and in infections, whereas they were low in the nephrotics. There was no apparent relationship between the levels of copper and ceruloplasmin, though no statistical tests were applied.

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    S. S. Manchanda, Subhash Khanna & Ravi Paul

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From the Department of Pediatrics, Medical College and V. J. Hospital, Amritsar.

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Manchanda, S.S., Khanna, S. & Paul, R. Serum copper and copper oxidase levels in various disorders. Indian J Pediatr 37, 569–571 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02803831

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