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

Authors :
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
Source :
Biological Trace Element Research. 102:039-050
Publication Year :
2004
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2004.

Abstract

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

Details

ISSN :
01634984
Volume :
102
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biological Trace Element Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1b192f3c059969234253d59b5746c04e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1385/bter:102:1-3:039