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Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis of the Liver and Its Association With Disease Severity and Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Prospective Observational Study From North India
Background Zinc, an essential trace element, plays a vital role in cellular metabolism, and the liver is the main organ responsible for its metabolism. Because serum zinc levels are found to be lowered in chronic liver diseases, it has been hypothesized to be a precipitating factor for the developme...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10387324/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37525813 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41207 |