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Plasma trace element (Se, Zn, Cu) concentrations in maternal and umbilical cord blood in Poland

Relation with birth weight, gestational age, and parity

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Selenium (Se), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) concentrations were determined in plasma of 64 mothers at delivery, 58 nonpregnant women, 64 neonates, and 12 infants, aged 2–12 mo. Se and Zn concentrations in mothers at delivery were significantly lower, and Cu higher than in nonpregnant women. Mean Se and Cu concentrations in newborns were statistically lower than those in mothers at delivery, and Zn and Cu concentrations in preterm infants (n=13) were significantly higher than in fullterm infants (n=51). Maternal parity had no significant influence on the distribution of plasma trace element levels. No significant differences were observed in Se and Zn levels in maternal and cord blood plasma according to birth weight, contrary to maternal Cu concentration. Significant correlations were found between maternal and cord blood Se content, and between maternal plasma Cu concentration and birth weight of neonates.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Sciences WAM, Medical Academy, Plac Hallera 1, 90-647, Lodz, Poland

    Wojciech Wasowicz, Piotr Wolkanin, Jolanta Gromadzinska & Maria Sklodowska

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Children Hospital, Olesnica, Poland

    Marek Bednarski

  3. Second Department of Pediatrics WAM, Lodz, Poland

    Krystyna Grzybowska

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Wasowicz, W., Wolkanin, P., Bednarski, M. et al. Plasma trace element (Se, Zn, Cu) concentrations in maternal and umbilical cord blood in Poland. Biol Trace Elem Res 38, 205–215 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02784053

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