Relation between concentration of lead, zinc and lysozyme in placentas of women with intrauterine foetal growth retardation

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-42

  Richter, J ^a   Hajek Z ^b   Pfeifer, I ^b   Subit P ^a  

^a Public Health Institute   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Lead; Lysozyme in placental tissue and blood; Zinc

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LYSOZYME; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY TOXEMIA; RISK; SMOKING;

EID: 0032983211     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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