Serum Vitamin A and Zinc Levels of Some Preschool Children in Sokoto Metropolis of Nigeria
| العنوان: | Serum Vitamin A and Zinc Levels of Some Preschool Children in Sokoto Metropolis of Nigeria |
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| المؤلفون: | Bilbis, L.S., Saidu, Y, Aliyu, R.U. |
| المصدر: | Biokemistri; Vol 13, No 1 (2003); 31-36 Biokemistri; Vol 14, No 1 (2003); 82-87 |
| بيانات النشر: | Klobex Academic Publishers for Bioscience Study Group, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Serum, Vitamin A, Zinc, preschool children, Sokoto-Nigeria |
| الوصف: | Serum levels of vitamin A (VA) and zinc of sixty-one randomly selected preschool children aged 4 to 60 months from Sokoto in the Northwestern Nigeria were investigated. The serum VA was assayed spectrophotometrically by ultraviolet irradiation method while Zn level was determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The results obtained were analysed by correlation and regression method. The mean serum VA and Zn were 38.01 ± 18.70 and 73.24 ± 45.62 µg/dl respectively. 13% of the children had marginal VA deficiency. 26% and 9.8% of the children had moderate and severe VA deficiency (VAD) respectively. Of the 61 children studied, 37.7% had severe Zn deficiency ( |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0795-8080 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=dedup_wf_001::c29488a69b894ee06c9c44df1f7deb3bTest https://www.ajol.info/index.php/biokem/article/view/136237Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.dedup.wf.001..c29488a69b894ee06c9c44df1f7deb3b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 07958080 |
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