title: [Levels of essential elements in pubic hair of women with threatened abortion and in full-term pregnancy].
abstract: Concentrations of iron, zinc and copper were determined in public hair of women with threatened abortion and in full-term pregnancy. The aim of the studies was to find differences between the levels of studied elements in public hair of women with threatened abortion and in full-term pregnancy and to test whether parity, place of residence and smoking influence the measured levels. A study population consisted of 101 women aged 18-41 years. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry was the method employed to determine the concentrations of the studied elements. The levels of copper were elevated in smokers in full-term pregnancy in comparison to nonsmokers.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Ginekologicznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego w Lublinie.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saadi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sikorski
mesh_terms: D000033:Abortion, Threatened / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third / Q000502:physiology; D011630:Pubic Bone; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc