Evaluation of Zinc Supplementation Effect on Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Lower-than-Median Serum Zinc Concentration

• Main Authors: Mansoureh Norrozi (Author), Sedigheh Borna (Author), Parichehr Hanachi (Author), Soghrat Faghihzadeh (Author), Fedyeh Haghollahi (Author), Shokoufeh Golkhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Zinc is the second main element in the body after iron. Its importance in pregnancy is related to role in DNA and protein synthesis and consequently the necessity of its availability for the appropriate growth and development of the fetus and neonate. The purpose of this study was to asse...