Purpose: Earlier on, it was reported that altered hepato-renal parameters and depletions of some nutrients co-existed at third trimester among the study participants. Yet the role low levels of nutrients played in altered hepato-renal axis (i.e. a possible association between the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2023/v15i1324
Purpose: Nutritional status, before and during pregnancy, is a strong determinant of health outcomes in the mother and newborn, and can affect the foetal structure, physiology and metabolism. Maternal health, hepato-renal function, as well as calcium and magnesium levels during p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2022/v11i430272
Background: Deficiencies of micronutrients (especially vitamins C, A, and E) during intra-uterine life have been linked with the possibility of increased risk of some diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes) in adulthood. Aims: Therefore, it becomes expedient th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2024/v13i1242