Serum reference levels of selenium, zinc and copper in healthy pregnant women at a prenatal screening program in southeastern mediterranean region of Turkey

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 152-156

  Kilinc, Metin ^a   Coskun, Ayhan ^a   Bilge, Fidan ^a   Imrek, Secil Simsek ^a   Atli, Yalcin ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Copper; Healthy pregnancy; Selenium; Turkey; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; SELENIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; COPPER; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; SELENIUM; TURKEY; ZINC;

EID: 77953539986     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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