Unusual low plasma levels of zinc in non-pregnant Congolese women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1783-1786

  Kuvibidila, Solo ^a,b   Vuvu, Mbele ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nsundi Lutete Hospital   (Congo)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; Inflammation; Lactation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CERULOPLASMIN; OROSOMUCOID; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; ZINC; ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARITY; RISK FACTOR; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CERULOPLASMIN; CONGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OROSOMUCOID; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 69849101408     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508147390     Document Type: Article

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