Serum copper concentration significantly less in abnormal pregnancies.
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We estimated copper concentration in maternal serum during 244 normal and 15 abnormal pregnancies. Values were lower in the abnormal pregnancies than in the normal ones, and did not vary with gestational age between 15 to 18 weeks in normal pregnancies.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical chemistry
دوره 30 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984