Peripheral blood leucocyte zinc depletion in babies with intrauterine growth retardation.
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Peripheral blood leucocyte zinc depletion in babies with intrauterine growth retardation.
The zinc content of peripheral blood leucocytes from the cord blood of 63 normal and 20 preterm babies, and of 27 babies with evidence of idiopathic intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) was measured. Leucocyte zinc depletion was present in babies with acute IUGR (IUGR babies compared with controls, mean 47.8 v 51.5 ng zinc/mg dry weight), but was especially severe in those with prolonged IUGR...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.58.10.807