The effect of zinc deficiency on zinc status, carbohydrate metabolism and progesterone level in pregnant rats

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 337-342

  Kechrid, Zine ^a   Amamra, Sabrina ^a   Bouzerna, Noureddine ^a  

^a BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Carbohydrate; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Transaminases; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; ENZYME KINETICS; GROWTH KINETICS; HORMONES; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; ZINC;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FEMUR; FETUSES; PROGESTERONE;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; PROGESTERONE; UREA; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33845702203     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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