Maternal zinc status: a determination of central nervous system malformation

  1. P. K. BUAMAH1,*,
  2. M. RUSSELL1,
  3. G. BATES2,
  4. A. MILFORD WARD2,
  5. A. W. SKILLEN3

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04851.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 91, Issue 8, pages 788–790, August 1984

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BUAMAH, P. K., RUSSELL, M., BATES, G., WARD, A. M. and SKILLEN, A. W. (1984), Maternal zinc status: a determination of central nervous system malformation. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 91: 788–790. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04851.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

  2. 2

    Supraregional Protein Reference Unit, Department of Immunology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

  3. 3

    Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolic Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne

* P. K. Buamah, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
  3. Received 13 September 1983; Accepted 18 November 1983

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Summary. Maternal serum zinc concentrations were estimated during 244 normal pregnancies and 15 abnormal pregnancies. The serum zinc concentrations were lower in the anencephalic pregnancies than in the normal control subjects. The serum zinc levels in women whose pregnancies terminated in a spontaneous abortion were normal. There was no variation of serum zinc level with gestational age between 15 to 18 weeks in normal pregnancies.

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