Serum Zinc and Copper in Iron Deficient Adolescents

Autor: Shamshad Begum Quaraishi, Noorzahan Begum, Selina Akhter, Sultana Ferdousi, M Wajeunnesa
Rok vydání: 1970
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Zdroj: Journal of Bangladesh Society of Physiologist. 4:77-80
ISSN: 1995-1213
DOI: 10.3329/jbsp.v4i2.4177
Popis: Background: Adolescents are vulnerable to iron deficiency. Deficiency of iron may be associated with deficiency of zinc and high copper level. Objectives: To observe serum zinc and copper status in iron deficient anemic adolescents. Methods: This observational study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, BSMMU, between January and December 2007. For this, total 60 adolescents of both sexes aged 11-18 years were selected. Of them,on the basis of hemoglobin and serum Ferrtin level 15 iron deficient male adolescents (Hb
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