Altered Copper Status in Adult Men with Cystic Fibrosis
Susan S. Percival, PhD,
Gail P.A. Kauwell, PhD, RD,
Ellen Bowser, MS, RD, RN and
Mary Wagner, MD
Food Science and Human Nutrition Department (S.S.P., G.P.A.K.),University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Division of Pulmonary Diseases/Cystic Fibrosis, Department of Pediatrics (E.B., M.W.), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

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Fig. 1. Correlation between lung function and the activity of CuZn-SOD in polymorphonuclear cells in adult men with cystic fibrosis. FEV-1 values were obtained from the patient charts. CuZn-SOD was determined as described in the methods.
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Fig. 2. Correlation between the percentage of peripheral polymorphonuclear leukocytes with the activity of CuZn-SOD in the same cells. No data on the percent PMNs were available for two CF men.
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