United Arab Emirates
BIOSAM
Zinc
United Arab Emirates1 × 25 ml
1 × 25 ml
— Test information
What does this test measure?
Zinc, a transition metal essential to human nutrition and a component of more than 200 metalloenzymes.
Why is it ordered?
Severe zinc deficiency causes depressed growth, stunting and increased infections, while milder deficiency affects immune function, cognition, skin and vision; in seminal plasma zinc reflects prostatic secretory function and fertility.
Normal range
Serum: 80–120 μg/dL
Sample type
Serum or heparinized plasma
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