Abstract
The cord blood specimens of 12 preterm and 20 term babies were investigated. We determined serum calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), vitamin-D binding protein (DBP), ceruloplasmin (Cp) and copper (Cu) levels in two groups. We found that Ca, P, and MG levels of cord sera did not differ between the groups (p > 0.05), but DBP, Cp and Cu values showed a significant decrease in the preterm group (p < 0.05). The Cu and Cp values of the preterm infants correlated with those of the term infants.
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Paşaoğlu H, Kurtoğlu S, Muhtaroğlu S. Analyses of serum vitamin D-binding protein, ceruloplasmin and copper levels in preterm infants. Turk J Pediatr 1992; 34: 225-229.