Abstract
Copper concentrations in blood plasma have been determined in 25 osteopenic females using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. A high degree of correlations has been demonstrated between the copper concentrations in plasma and the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine as measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and quantitative computerized tomography. Results clearly indicate the involvement of copper in bone health and osteopenia. It is further suggested that plasma copper might be useful as a cheap and simple method indicative of bone mineral density in osteopenic postmenopausal females.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 94-98 |
| Journal | Biological Trace Element Research |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |