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Metal content of the liver in sudden infant death syndrome
Author(s) -
STEELE ROBERT J.,
FOGERTY ALAN C.,
WILLCOX MARY E.,
CLANCY SUSAN L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1984.tb00063.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sudden infant death syndrome , potassium , zinc , magnesium , calcium , sudden death , sodium , physiology , pediatrics , metallurgy , materials science
The metals zinc, iron, copper, manganese, calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium were analysed in the livers of 67 Australian infants who had died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and 29 infants who had died from other causes (non‐SIDS). The results were evaluated in relation to medical data and fatty acid composition of the livers. In infants less than 6 months old the liver potassium levels were significantly lower in SIDS than in non‐SIDS infants. No other significant differences in metals between the SIDS and non‐SIDS livers were found. Zinc, iron and copper levels in infant liver fell with age during the first year.