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- Title
Status of essential trace metals in biological samples of diabetic mother and their neonates.
- Authors
Afridi, Hassan Imran; Kazi, Tasneem Gul; Kazi, Naveed; Baig, Jamil Ahmed; Jamali, Mohammad Khan; Arain, Mohammad Balal; Sarfraz, Raja Adil; Sheikh, Hafeez-Ur-Rehman; Kandhro, Ghulam Abbas; Shah, Abdul Qadir
- Abstract
There is accumulating facts that the metabolism of essential trace elements is altered in diabetic patients. The aim of present study was to compare the status of essential trace elements, chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) in biological samples (whole blood, urine and scalp hair) of insulin dependent diabetic mothers (age ranged 30-40) and their newly born infants (n = 76). An age matched 68 non-diabetic mothers and their infants, residing in the same locality, were selected as referents. For a comparative study, the biological samples of non-diabetic and diabetic pregnant and non pregnant of same age group and socio-economics status were also analysed.
- Publication
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2009, Vol 280, Issue 3, p415
- ISSN
1432-0711
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00404-009-0955-x