Zinc and Vitamin A in Liver of Foetuses and Infants |
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| Authors: | JOSÉ G. DÓ REA,MARIA OPHELIA G. DE ARAÚ JO |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. The association of zinc and vitamin A levels was studied in liver of foetuses and infants which were stillborn or died of various causes between the age of 26 weeks of gestation up to 16 weeks post-partum. No correlation between zinc and vitamin A was observed ( r =0.07). Although smaller infants had more hepatic vitamin A than larger infants no significant difference was observed between these groups for liver zinc values. |
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| Keywords: | zinc vitamin A liver |
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