Correlation between Serum Zinc Levels and Levodopa in Parkinson’s Disease

Long-term intake of potential zinc-chelating drugs may cause zinc deficiency. We postulated that zinc deficiency in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients was related to the intake of drugs such as levodopa. We investigated the relationship between zinc levels and levodopa administration period, dosage,...

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Main Authors: Hirofumi Matsuyama, Keita Matsuura, Hidehiro Ishikawa, Yoshinori Hirata, Natsuko Kato, Atsushi Niwa, Yugo Narita, Hidekazu Tomimoto
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d627a5ca5ea547d29a12841cfb976ecf
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