| Literature DB >> 2227283 |
G R Gourley1, B Kreamer, R Arend.
Abstract
Zinc coproporphyrin, isomers I and III (I:III ratio, approximately 8:1), was identified in human meconium using high-performance liquid chromatography, ultraviolet-visible absorbance spectroscopy, and emission fluorescence spectroscopy. The high levels of zinc coproporphyrin in the first stools of life decrease steadily as meconium is evacuated and reach a plateau at comparatively negligible levels after complete evacuation of meconium. Zinc coproporphyrin can be used as a marker for human meconium.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2227283 DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(90)90476-h
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastroenterology ISSN: 0016-5085 Impact factor: 22.682