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Antioxidants, trace elements and metabolic syndrome in elderly subjects

2010; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 14; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s12603-010-0139-1

1760-4788

Alica Pizent, Mladen Pavlović, Jasna Jurasović, Slavica Dodig, D. Pasalic, Renat Mujagić,

Selenium in Biological Systems

To examine whether concentrations of several trace elements and activities of several antioxidant enzymes are modified in metabolic syndrome, and to evaluate their possible association with metabolic syndrome components. Additionally, concentration of CRP, as a marker of inflammation, was measured.