Copper, selenium, and zinc concentrations in human milk during the first three weeks of lactation

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-20

  Hannan, Mohammad A ^a   Dogadkin, N N ^b   Ashur, Ibrahim A ^b   Markus, Wafa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b Renewable Energies and Water Desalination Research Center Tripol   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Copper; Human health; Human milk; Neutron activation analysis; Selenium; Trace elements; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; SELENIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 24944469827     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/bter:107:1:011     Document Type: Article

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