Cadmium level in pregnancy, influence on neonatal birth weight and possible amelioration by some essential trace elements

Toxicology International

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-112

  Ikeh Tawari, Erebi P ^a   Anetor, John I ^b   Charles Davies, M A ^b  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Birth weight; cadmium; selenium; zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 84878431919     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: 09765131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6580.111558     Document Type: Article

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