Effects of Zinc, Copper, and Selenium on Placental Cadmium Transport

Autor: Hong-da Zhu, Ai-Ping Liu, Ti-Qiang Fan, Naifen Wang, Li Ouyang, Jixian Wang, Ya-Guang Fan, Ya-Li Zhang, Jin-Hui Zhao, Quingfen Liu, Yongcheng Zhao, Hu-sheng Liu
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Biological Trace Element Research. 102:039-050
ISSN: 0163-4984
DOI: 10.1385/bter:102:1-3:039
Popis: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the potential effects of zinc, copper, and selenium on placental cadmium transport. From November 2002 through January 2003, a total of 47 healthy pregnant women from Da-Ye City, Hubei Province in Central China participated in the study. Their age, parity, gestational age, pregnancy history, and lifestyle data were obtained by questionnaire interview. The placental, whole-blood, and cord blood levels of cadmium were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), whole-blood zinc was measured by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (F-AAS), whole-blood copper by ICP-MS, and selenium was by atomic fluorescence spectrophotometry (AFS). The cord blood cadmium concentration (0.020-1.48 microg/L) was significantly lower than in maternal blood (0.80-25.20 microg/L, p
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