The Effect of Zinc Deficiency on Zinc Status, Carbohydrate Metabolism and Progesterone Level in Pregnant Rats
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Materials and Methods: Eight-week-old female pregnant and non-pregnant albino (Wistar) rats were fed with diets containing either adequate (54 mg/kg) or low zinc (1 mg/kg) quantities for 18 days. Food intakes and body weight gain were recorded regularly. On day 19, after an overnight fast, blood samples were collected and animals dissected. Femur, pancreas, placenta and fetuses were removed. Concentrations of glucose, cholesterol, and urea; transaminases and alkaline phosphatase activities; and progesterone level in serum and zinc amount in femur, pancreas, placenta and fetus were determined, respectively.
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