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The Selenium Levels of Mothers and Their Neonates Using Hair, Breast Milk, Meconium, and Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood in Van Basin

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The objective of the present study is to calculate linear regressions between a mother and her child with respect to their selenium concentration (ng/g) in the following traits: maternal blood and umbilical cord blood, maternal and child hair, maternal milk and child umbilical cord blood, maternal milk and meconium, maternal blood plasma, and child meconium. The data were collected at Research Hospital of the University of Yüzüncü Yıl from 30 pairs of mothers and their newborn baby. The mean maternal serum Se level in 30 mothers was 68.52 ± 3.57 ng/g and cord plasma level was 119.90 ± 18.08 ng/g. The Se concentration in maternal and neonatal hair was 330.84 ± 39.03 and 1,124.76 ± 186.84 ng/g, respectively. The Se concentration of maternal milk at day 14 after delivery was determined as 68.63 ± 7.78 ng/g (n = 13) and the concentration of Se was 418.90 ± 45.49 ng/g (n = 22) for meconium of neonatal. There was no significant difference between maternal blood and milk Se levels. However, hair Se concentration was significantly higher than milk and maternal blood Se level. For each trait comparison, the average absolute difference in log10-transformed Se concentration was calculated between a mother and her child. The observed average absolute difference was compared with a test distribution of 1,000 resampled bootstrap averages where the number of samples was maintained but the relationship between a mother and her child was randomized among samples (α = 0.05).

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  1. Department of Pharmacy, Research Hospital, University of Yuzuncu Yil, 65080, Van, Turkey

    H. Sağmanlıgil Özdemir

  2. Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Yüzüncü Yil, 65080, Van, Turkey

    F. Karadas

  3. Avian Science Research Centre, Animal Health Group, Scottish Agricultural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, Scotland, UK

    A. C. Pappas

  4. Center for Ornithology, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    P. Cassey

  5. The College of Health Service, University of Yuzuncu Yil, 65080, Van, Turkey

    G. Oto

  6. Department of New Born, Research Hospital, University of Yuzuncu Yil, 65080, Van, Turkey

    O. Tuncer

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Özdemir, H.S., Karadas, F., Pappas, A.C. et al. The Selenium Levels of Mothers and Their Neonates Using Hair, Breast Milk, Meconium, and Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood in Van Basin. Biol Trace Elem Res 122, 206–215 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-008-8088-9

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