Analyses of serum vitamin D-binding protein, ceruloplasmin and copper levels in preterm infants

H Paşaoğlu; S Kurtoğlu; S Muhtaroğlu

Original Article

Turk J Pediatr 1992; 34(4): 225-229.

Analyses of serum vitamin D-binding protein, ceruloplasmin and copper levels in preterm infants

Authors

H Paşaoğlu

S Kurtoğlu

S Muhtaroğlu

Affiliations

Turk J Pediatr 1992; 34(4): 225-229.

Published: October 25, 1992

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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Copyright © 1992 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to cite

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.