Correlation between Vitamin C Deficiency and Hydroxyproline in Palestinian Children of Northern Part of Palestine
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract: Vitamin C is the most mundane water soluble vitamin been found in citrus juice. Vitamin C participation in collagen synthesis is well established by hydroxylation of the amino acids, proline and lysine in the preprocollagen. This study designed to evluate the utility of the urine hydroxyproline excretion as marker for vitamin C defiency. Two groups of sample were analysed. 1st group consist of 25 male with age range 4-13 years, 2nd group consists 25 female with same age. The study was carried from the out patients clinic attended department of Orthdontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the Arab-American University, Jenin, Palestine. Keywords: Hydroxyproline, Vitamin C, Scurvy, Chloramine T Reagent, Urine
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Ismail M. Masri
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