Manganese levels in serum of healthy Venezuelan infants living in Mérida.
J Trace Elem Med Biol
; 10(4): 210-3, 1996 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9021671
Taking up where a previous paper had left off (10) the purpose of this study was to examine in further detail the serum concentration of manganese of 180 apparently healthy Venezuelan infants (96 boys and 84 girls) ranging from 5 days to 12 months old, all residents of Mérida. The flow injection analysis-atomic absorption spectrophotometric technique was used for the determination of manganese. The mean values of serum manganese were 0.42 +/- 0.12, 0.41 +/- 0.11, 0.39 +/- 0.13, 0.39 +/- 0.1, 0.38 +/- 0.09, 0.37 +/- 0.11, 0.36 +/- 0.12 and 0.29 +/- 0.10 microgram/L in infants 5 days and 1,3,5,7,10,11 and 12 months old, respectively. These values indicate that the average concentration of manganese in serum decreases with age, but the mechanism involved is not yet known, nor are the consequences of the decrease. The statistical analysis did not show any significant influence of sex on the serum value of the metal in the age range of 5 days to 12 months.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Recém-Nascido
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Manganês
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trace Elem Med Biol
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
País de publicação:
Alemanha