Concentration of Eight Trace Minerals in Milk and Sera of Mother-Infant Pairs in Northern Nigeria

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• Personal Author:
  Churchwell C ; Glew RH ; Millson M ; Okolo SN ; Okonji M ; Onwuanaku C ; VanderJagt DJ
• Description:
  Breastmilk from 15 healthy lactating women (21-31 years of age) from the hot, semi-arid sahel of Africa were analysed for copper, iron, zinc, magnesium, manganese, sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Relative to published data from other populations worldwide, the milk of the Jos women appeared to contain adequate levels of magnesium, manganese, sodium, potassium, phosphorus and iron, but relatively low concentrations of zinc (1.07 mu g/ml) and copper (170 mu g/l). The sera of the exclusively breastfed infants nursed by these mothers contained levels of all these minerals that are within the international reference range of values. No statistically significant correlation was observed between the level of a particular mineral in the mothers' milk and the sera of their nursing infants. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Energy Metabolism Health Personnel Minerals Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Analytical-chemistry Analytical-methods Analytical-processes Humans Mammary-glands Metabolism Nursing Nutrition
• ISSN:
  0142-6338
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Mexico ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  160-162
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032614
• Citation:
  J Trop Ped 2000 Jun; 46(3):160-162
• Contact Point Address:
  SN Okolo, PO Box 10349, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
• Email:
  Okolom@unijos.edu.ng
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f344abee72182954f730bd0f5915aed5ce580d6846c08557d11adb6af8b7bce42e0db13d76785c7799d5829e6120a5b90c6784569afcd49803416cfbb8acf3cc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186525/cdc_186525_DS1.pdf
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