Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
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Maternal Blood Distribution of Zinc and Copper during Labor and after DeliveryYamashita K.a · Ohno H.b · Kondo T.c · Kawamura M.a · Mure K.a · Yorozu Y.a · Ishikawa M.a · Shimizu T.a · Taniguchi N.dDepartments of aObstetrics and Gynecology and bPhysiology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa; cDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo; dDepartment of Biochemistry, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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Article / Publication Details
Received: June 02, 1986
Accepted: January 09, 1987
Published online: March 15, 2010
Issue release date: 1987
Number of Print Pages: 9
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0378-7346 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-002X (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/GOI
Abstract
In 15 normal mothers the stress effects of labor on zinc and copper distributions in erythrocytes and plasma were investigated. Lower levels of total zinc and of zinc derived from both carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes (CA-I and CA-II), especially from CA-I, in erythrocytes were obtained immediately after delivery. On the other hand, there was a significant increase in total plasma zinc concentration only on admission to hospital in labor, although albumin-bound zinc concentration remained elevated throughout the entire labor. These results suggest that there are unexplained disparities between the changes in zinc levels in maternal erythrocytes and plasma during labor.
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Article / Publication Details
Received: June 02, 1986
Accepted: January 09, 1987
Published online: March 15, 2010
Issue release date: 1987
Number of Print Pages: 9
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0378-7346 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-002X (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/GOI
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