may have been zinc deficient, though none had features attributable to zinc depletion. Again, these results might be explained by a diminished amount of zinc binder in the leucocytes. A cellular effect of a low plasma concentration of zinc has recently been found by Patrick and his colleagues,10 who showed that the zinc is an important controller of the sodium pump in leucocytes. More recently ...

A wide range of volcanic sublimates and alteration products from the Johnston-Lavis collection z has been analysed for major elements plus copper, lead, and zinc. 'Aphthitalite' and 'natrikalite' from Mount Vesuvius and an 'alum' from the island of Vulcano all proved to be enriched in copper and selected analyses are tabulated. The process leading to copper and lead enrichment of the Vesuvian m...

The emerging public health importance of zinc and selenium and the continuing public health challenges of iron and iodine draw attention to the unmet need for improved biomarkers of trace element status. Currently available biomarkers of these four trace elements are critiqued including the outstanding lack of satisfactory biomarkers for the assessment of zinc intake and status. Other trace ele...

how to cite this article: babaknejad n, sayehmiri f, sayehmiri k, mohamadkhani a, bahrami s. the relationship between zinc levels and autism: systematic review and meta-analysis. iran j child neurol. autumn 2016; 10(4):1-9.   abstract objective autism is a complex behaviorally defined disorder. there is a relationship between zinc (zn) levels in autistic patients and development of pathogenesis...

objective: to determine the status of serum zinc in pregnant women in different gestational ages and correlation with socio-demographic and anthropometric factors in iranian women referring to prenatal care public health clinics . materials and methods: we analyzed the zinc concentrations in plasma samples obtained at different gestational ages from 961 women and recorded bmi at the first trime...

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to compare the effect of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection treatment on serum zinc, copper, and selenium levels. PATIENTS AND METHODS We measured the serum zinc, copper, and selenium levels in H. pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative patients. We also evaluated the serum levels of these trace elements after H. pylori eradication. These serum copper, ...

This work is mainly devoted to the study of trace elements concentrations, copper and zinc, in different organs of 50 cattle, 50 sheep, 30 camels and 40 equines slaughtered in municipal slaughterhouse of Casablanca, which is the main source of consumption meat in the study area. The organs that have been studied were the liver, lung, skeletal muscle, heart and kidney for each animal. All organs...

BACKGROUND Zinc supplements reduce childhood morbidity in populations in whom zinc deficiency is common. In such populations, deficiencies in other micronutrients may also occur. OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine whether the administration of other micronutrients with zinc modifies the effect of zinc supplementation on children's morbidity and physical growth. DESIGN Two hundred fort...

Background Low concentration of trace elements has been associated with poor prognosis and mortality in HIV infection. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted among 100 HIV-infected subjects (70 were on ART treatment, while 30 were ART naïve). Fifty (50) apparently healthy controls were enrolled. Concentration of serum levels of zinc and copper was done using atomic absorption spectrome...

BACKGROUND Essential micronutrients are important for maintenance of life. Deficiency of micronutrients is more likely to be encountered in children, and women studies are required to investigate the status of micronutrients in children and women. This study aimed to longitudinally evaluate changes in zinc, copper, and iron levels in breastfed infants and their mothers during the first year of ...