Zinc Content in Cord Blood Is Associated with Maternal Age and Parity

• Main Authors: Youssof, A.L., Abu Kassim, N.L., Rashid, S.A., De Ley, M., Rahman, M.T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Humana Press 2017
• Subjects: Practice of dentistry. Dental economics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18109/1/10.1007%252Fs12011-016-0760-x.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/18109/; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12011-016-0760-x.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

At childbirth (parturition), zinc (Zn) homeostasis in cord blood (CB) can be affected by a number of factors: Zn in maternal blood, parturition related stress as well as metallothionein (MT). Both Zn and stress are known inducers of MT which is primarily involved in Zn homeostasis. This study analyz...