Serum and Hair Reference Levels of Zinc, Copper, and Vitamins E& A in Healthy Iraqi`s Female

M. Ali, Noor

	Serum and Hair Reference Levels of Zinc, Copper, and Vitamins E& A in Healthy Iraqi`s Female
Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science
Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 181-191
Author
Noor M. Ali
Abstract
The aim of the study was to discover the possibility of taking a hair as a source of measuring trace elements and vitamins instead of serum. Also investigate the serum-hair reference range for Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Vitamins A, and E levels in women age. Serum and hair copper, zinc, Vit.A and vit E concentrations of 49 females apparently healthy blood donors aged 20–45 years old were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry and HPLC. The mean zinc, copper, Vit.E and Vit. A concentrations- in serum and hair- were (0.10±0.06μg/dl; 0.40±0.27μg/dl, 0.15±0.01 μg/dl; 0.03±0.01μg/dl, 11.18±2.14μg/dl; 6.33±1.21μg/dl and 50.92±16.38μg/dl; 27.83±8.95μg/dl, respectively. When the subjects were divided into various age groups there appeared to be some increase in copper and Vit.A concentration as a function of age, whereas zinc concentration appeared to be some decrease compared to literature data on copper and zinc levels for various countries. There were significant variations in zinc, copper, Vit.E and Vit.A concentrations due to age and the type of sample (serum or hair). This study is the first one evaluating the serum and hair status of zinc, copper, Vit.E and Vit.A in healthy Iraqi and it has shown that they are at the highest concentration range for copper, the lowest for zinc, the highest for Vit.E and the highest for Vit.A in serum.

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