AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT OF REFERENCE VALUES FOR TRACE-ELEMENTS IN HUMAN ORGANS

Authors
CONI E ALIMONTI A BOLIS GB CRISTALLINI E CAROLI S
Citation
E. Coni et al., AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT OF REFERENCE VALUES FOR TRACE-ELEMENTS IN HUMAN ORGANS, Trace elements in medicine, 11(2), 1994, pp. 84-91
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology",Physiology,Biology
Journal title
Trace elements in medicine
ISSN journal
01747371 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
84 - 91
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-7371(1994)11:2<84:AEATTA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
An investigation was undertaken to assess reference values for minor a nd trace elements in human organs of urban subjects. Analytical determ inations were carried out by inductively coupled plasma atomic emissio n spectrometry. Results show that experimental conditions must be care fully optimized to guarantee reliability of data. Strict criteria for tissue sampling and pre-treatment also had to be set. For a total of 3 6 subjects provisional reference values for Al, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Li, Mg , Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn could thus be established.