RT - Journal Article T1 - SERUM ZINC CONCENTRATION IN IRANIAN WOMEN IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY JF - RJMS YR - 2004 JO - RJMS VO - 10 IS - 38 UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-248-en.html SP - 951 EP - 956 K1 - Key Words: 1) Zinc 2) Third trimester 3) Pregnancy AB - It has long been known that zinc is an important trace element which has a major role in a number of biochemical reactions and systems in human body. The significance of zinc on the course and outcome of pregnancy has been studied in many countries. The objective of the present study was to determine the status of serum zinc in pregnant Iranian women in the third trimester and compare these findings to healthy controls in an effort to find out first if expectant Iranian mothers are zinc deficient and if this deficiency has a detrimental effect on the outcome of pregnancy. Our study group comprised 100 pregnant women all in the third trimester of pregnancy. Blood samples were taken from both study and control groups and assayed for serum levels of Zn, albumin, alkaline phosphatase and hemoglobin. The results showed significantly lower levels of zinc(P LA eng UL http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-248-en.html M3 ER -