title: The associations between serum alpha-1-antitrypsin level and the whole blood contents of trace metals in normal women in reproductive age.
abstract: The concentration of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (A-1-AT) in the blood serum was measured by single radial immunodiffusion in 21 healthy women in reproductive age. Simultaneously the whole blood levels of cadmium, lead, copper and zinc were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. Serum A-1-AT correlated significantly with blood copper (r = 0.55, p less than 0.01). The importance of quantitative relations between "acute phase reactants" in blood serum and the blood trace metals is discussed from the point of view of reproductive medicine.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paszkowski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sikorski
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kapeć
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood*; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin