Serum micronutrients level in selected Malaysian Indian populations - preliminary findings

• Main Authors: Zain, R.B., Shanmuhasuntharam, P., Fukano, H., Ikeda, N., Razak, L.A., Ghazali, M.N., Yano, M., Miyazaki, H., Ito, Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Oral surger
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/2613/1/Serum_micronutrients_level_in_selected_Malaysian_Indian_populations_-_preliminary_findings.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/2613/

A pilot study in 1995 on 46 Malaysian had shown that mean serum levels of alpha carotene (AC), beta carotene (BC), retinol (Ret) and alpha-tocopherol (AT) in patients with oral cancer, leukoplakia or chewer’s mucosa were lower when compared to patients without lesion. The purpose of this study is to...