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. 2011 Feb;21(1):1–19. doi: 10.1089/cap.2010.0073

Table 3.

Means and (Standard Deviations) for Zinc Pharmacokinetic Study

Time (hours) Plasma_Zn (μg/mL) RBC_Zn (μg/g Hb) Urine_Zn (μg/mL)
ADHD patients (n = 5)
0 0.78 (0.09) 12.63 (7.2)  
1 0.94 (0.17) 14.05 (9.51) 0.74 (0.32)
2 0.83 (0.15) 10.19 (7.1) 0.52 (0.26)
4 0.76 (0.13) 9.43 (8.51) 0.23 (0.1)
5 0.72 (0.21) 10.75 (7.68) 0.22 (0.1)
7 0.67 (0.14) 10.28 (8.61) 0.25 (0.22)
9 0.64 (0.16) 10.1 (7.87) 0.15 (0.09)
Normal control subjects (n = 2)
0 0.79 (0.01) 5.92 (2.29)  
1 1.03 (0.21) 6.75 (1.25) 0.79 (0.09)
2 0.9 (0.22) 3.98 (5.57) 0.77 (0.13)
4 0.8 (0.11) 1.82 (2.51) 0.22 (0.08)
5 0.63 (0.26) 5.15 (3.65) 0.17 (0.05)
7 0.7 (0.03) 2.81 (3.95) 0.15 (0.04)
9 0.63 (0.02) 2.86 (0.7) 0.11 (0.01)

ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; Zn = zinc.