title: Copper and iron content and the ceruloplasmin activity in the leukocytes, erythrocytes and blood serum in uterin fibromyoam before after surgery.
abstract: Fourty two patients with uterine fibromyoma aged from 21 to 68 years have been investigated prior to surgery and after it. The iron content and ceruloplasmin activity in blood serum are considerably higher than normal before the operation and markedly decreased after it. The iron content in blood serum and leucocytes pre- and postoperatively is lower while in erythrocytes higher than normal. There is some parellelism in redistribution of iron between serum and the formed elements of blood in the postoperative period.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000032:analysis*; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D002570:Ceruloplasmin