Iron and oxidative stress in pregnancy

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Casanueva, Esther ^a   Viteri, Fernando E ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron; Oxidative stress; Pregnancy; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FREE RADICAL; IRON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MUCOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURITY; RAT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037547073     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.5.1700s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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