Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.1998.29.32TabassumB. M. T. Javed N. Abbas Alia S. Pervaiz K. Almas 1199811Serum studies in 90 randomly selected lactating women of three socioeconomic (low, middle and high) and age (below 25, 26-32 and above 33 years) groups of Faisalabad, Pakistan, revealed an overall concentration of β-carotene and vitamin-A to be 170.12±88.64 and 54.72±22.69 mg/100 mL, respectively. The β-carotene and vitamin-A showed non-significant difference between socioeconomic and age groups, however, β-carotene was relatively higher in young women and those belonging to higher socioeconomic group, whereas vitamin-A was relatively higher in old women and those belonging to meddle socioeconomic group. The serum total proteins, albumin, globulins and A:G ratio during present study was 5.48±1.24 g/100 mL, 2.82±1.27 g mL1, 2.68±1.44 g mL1 and 1.66±1.78 g/100 mL, respectively, The total proteins and albumin showed non-significant difference between socioeconomic and age groups while globulins and A:G ratio revealed higher (p<0.05) values in high and middle socioeconomic groups, respectively.]]>Alouane, L.T., C. Alguernin and B. Ghrib,198824365368Anonymous,19941994Bates, C.J., L. Villard, A.M. Prentice, A.A. Paul and R.G. Whitehead,198478814817Bates, C.J.,1983426579Benjamin, M.M.,19783rd Edn.,Pages: 351Pages: 351Bennington, J., L. Fouty, A. Robert and C. Hougie,1970Burri, B.J., T.R. Neidlinger, M. Van Loan and N.L. Keim,19901484486Chang, S.J.,199051183187Coles, E.H.,19803rd Edn.,Pages: 562Pages: 562Cornelius, C.E.,19701970Dimopoullos, G.T.,19701970Franken, S.,1974263944Murray, R.K., D.K. Granner, P.A. Mayes and V.W. Rodwell,199624th Edn.,Kaneko, J.J. and C.E. Cornelius,19702nd Edn.,Pages: 791Pages: 791Khan, A.,19771977Mejia, L.A. and G. Arroyave,19835179184Neeld, Jr. J.B. and W.N. Pearson,196379454462Newman, V., 199415161176Olson, J.A.,19901990pp: 96-107pp: 96-107Oser, B.L.,1976Panth, M., V. Shatrugna, P. Yasodhara and B. Sivakumar, 199064351358Davidson, S.S.,19797th Edn.,Pages: 641Pages: 641Sharma, S.C., J. Bonnar and L. Dostalova,19865639Tanumihardjo, S.A., D. Permaesih, A.M. Dahro, D. Karyadi and J.A. Olson,199460142147Tarwotjo, I., A. Sommer, T. Soegiharto and D. Susanto,198235574581Varley, H., A.H. Gowenlock and M. Bell,1980Vol. 1,Pages: 1277Pages: 1277Villard, L. and C.J. Bates,1987414758Vobecky, J.S., J. Vobecky, D. Shapcott and M. Rola-Pleszczynski,19862369372Willingford, J.C. and B.A. Underwood,19861986pp: 101-152pp: 101-152