Antioxidant Micronutrient Profile (Vitamin E, C, A, Copper, Zinc, Iron) of Colostrum: Association with Maternal Characteristics

The study was conducted to investigate the micronutrient profile of human colostrum, and to assess the association of maternal characteristics to the micronutrients. Colostral concentrations of antioxidant vitamins E, C, and A were 21.34 8.47, 148.92 43.64, 0.79 0.42 mol/l, respectively. The antioxi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2004-12, Vol.50 (6), p.357-358
Main Authors: Ahmed, L., Islam, SK. Nazrul, Khan, M. N. I., Huque, S., Ahsan, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Ascorbic Acid - analysis
Ascorbic Acid - metabolism
Attitude to Health
Bangladesh
Biological and medical sciences
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Cohort Studies
Colostrum - chemistry
Copper - analysis
Copper - metabolism
Developing Countries
Female
General aspects
Humans
Iron - analysis
Iron - metabolism
Maternal Welfare
Medical sciences
Micronutrients - analysis
Micronutrients - metabolism
Minerals - analysis
Minerals - metabolism
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Vitamin A - analysis
Vitamin A - metabolism
Vitamin E - analysis
Vitamin E - metabolism
Zinc - analysis
Zinc - metabolism
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The study was conducted to investigate the micronutrient profile of human colostrum, and to assess the association of maternal characteristics to the micronutrients. Colostral concentrations of antioxidant vitamins E, C, and A were 21.34 8.47, 148.92 43.64, 0.79 0.42 mol/l, respectively. The antioxidant minerals copper, zinc, and iron contents were 19.17 11.73, 63.69 12.82, 11.44 1.46 mol/l, respectively. Maternal characteristics did not have any influence on the colostral micronutrients.
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/50.6.357