TY - JOUR T1 - GAZİANTEP İL MERKEZİNDEKİ GEBE KADINLARDA A VİTAMİN VE ß-KAROTEN DÜZEYLERİ AU - Kılınçer, Ş. AU - Meram, İ. AU - Bozkurt, A.i. PY - 2009 DA - December DO - 10.5835/jecm.v19i1.260 JF - Deneysel ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi JO - J. Exp. Clin. Med. PB - Ondokuz Mayıs University WT - DergiPark SN - 1309-4483 VL - 19 IS - 1 LA - en AB - Plasma Vitamin A and p-Caroten Levels in Pregnant Women Living in GaziantepVitamin A has many physiological functions including the participation of growth, cell prolipheration and acts as an antioxidant. Since vitamin A deficiency affects the mother and fetus health, we investigated the levels of vitamin A and P-caroten in pre.gnmii women living in Gaziantep.Plasma vitamin A and p-caroten levels of 355 pregnant women between the ages of 14-44 were determined spectrophotornetrically by Neeld Pearson method.Mean plasma vitamin A and P-caroten levels were 32.S0±12.80 pg/dl, and 96.52+35.64 pg/dl. respectively. Vitamin Alevel was decreased in third trimester. However, we could nut find any difference in P-caroten level. There was a negative correlation between duration of pregnancy and vitamin A level (r=-0.11. p UR - https://doi.org/10.5835/jecm.v19i1.260 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/189079 ER -