Correlation between maternal plasma homocysteine and zinc levels in preeclamptic women

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-105

  Harma, Mehmet ^a   Harma, Muge ^a   Kocyigit, Abdurrahim ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Copper; Homocysteine; Plasma; Preeclampsia; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HOMOCYSTEINE; ZINC;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MATERNAL BLOOD; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; LABOR STAGE 1;

ADULT; COPPER; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; ZINC;

EID: 23844448453     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/bter:104:2:097     Document Type: Article

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