title: Analyses of serum vitamin D-binding protein, ceruloplasmin and copper levels in preterm infants.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Paşaoğlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurtoğlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muhtaroğlu
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000032:analysis*; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood*; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000196:embryology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein; D010758:Phosphorus; D003300:Copper; D002570:Ceruloplasmin; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium