01286nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001200084653001100096653001100107653001100118653001200129653001400141653000900155653001600164653000900180100001200189700001400201700001500215700002000230700001100250245005200261300001100313490000700324050003200331520058300363022001400946       1985                            d  c1985 Jul-Sep10aAdolescent10aAdult10aCalcium10aCopper10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMagnesium10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aZinc1 aRao K N1 aGupta J D1 aSehgal V N1 aChakrabarti A K1 aSaha K00aTrace elements in the sera of leprosy spectrum.  a556-610 v57  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Serum zinc, copper, calcium and magnesium levels were estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 56 leprosy patients comprising 14 BT, 12 BB, 11 BL and 19 LL. These findings were evaluated in comparison to 42 normal subjects serving as controls. A significant elevation of serum copper was recorded while reduction in zinc, calcium and magnesium was noted throughout the leprosy spectrum. The findings of our study are of considerable importance and need to be taken note of in the light of delineating these alterations to be the cause or effect of the disease.</p>  a0254-9395