Atomic absorption spectrophotometry was employed in an evaluation of zinc, copper and iron as trace elements in serum and erythrocytes from 56 children with protein-calorie malnutrition at different stages (early kwashiorkor, kwashiorkor and marasma). Iron and zinc concentrations showed a decreasing pattern through the various stages of the P.C.M. Significant changes are present in zinc values. The role of these trace elements in the P.C.M. is shortly discussed.
[Iron, copper, and zinc in children from Tanzania afflicted with protein-calorie malnutrition] / Donzelli, G P; Vecchi, C; Poggini, G; Galvan, P; Frusconi, R. - In: BOLLETTINO DELLA SOCIETA' ITALIANA DI BIOLOGIA SPERIMENTALE. - ISSN 0037-8771. - STAMPA. - 55:(1979), pp. 355-360.
[Iron, copper, and zinc in children from Tanzania afflicted with protein-calorie malnutrition]
DONZELLI, GIAN PAOLO;VECCHI, CORRADO;POGGINI, GUSMANO;GALVAN, PAOLA;
1979
Abstract
Atomic absorption spectrophotometry was employed in an evaluation of zinc, copper and iron as trace elements in serum and erythrocytes from 56 children with protein-calorie malnutrition at different stages (early kwashiorkor, kwashiorkor and marasma). Iron and zinc concentrations showed a decreasing pattern through the various stages of the P.C.M. Significant changes are present in zinc values. The role of these trace elements in the P.C.M. is shortly discussed.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.