title: Selenium in placenta predicts birth weight in normal but not intrauterine growth restriction pregnancy.
abstract: Placental selenium, lead and cadmium concentrations were determined in a group of pregnancies with birth weight appropriate for gestational age and in a group of intrauterine growth restriction cases. Following adjustment for a number of confounding variables, selenium was found to be a significant predictor of newborn weight only in the group of pregnancies with birth weights appropriate for gestational age. Placental lead and cadmium levels were not associated with birth weight in either group.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Food Technology, F. Kuhaca 18, HR-31107 Osijek, Croatia. tomi@ptfos.hr
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klapec
authors.forename: Suzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavar
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kasac
authors.forename: Silvija
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rucević
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Popinjac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010920:Placenta / Q000737:chemistry*; D021041:Placental Circulation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D014131:Trace Elements
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D012643:Selenium