Am. Elkhatib et al., TRACE-ELEMENTS IN THE HUMAN SCALP HAIR AND FINGER NAILS AS AFFECTED BY INFECTION WITH SCHISTOSOMA-MANSONI, Radiation physics and chemistry, 45(1), 1995, pp. 141-145
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The concentration of 13 elements has been determined in finger nail an
d scalp hair of 4 groups representing normal and infected Schistosoma
mansoni subjects. Samples were irradiated by thermal neutrons from a T
riga Mark III Reactor, for 10 min. Measurements were made using a HPGe
detector coupled with ADC and PDP 11/34 data processing equipment. Th
e results showed significant increases of Al, Cl, I and Br in both fin
ger nails and scalp hair of bilharzial patients above those of normal
subjects while Mg, Ca, V, Mn, Cu, Sr, K, S and Na showed significant d
ecreases. Most of the elements showed a higher concentration in finger
nails than in hair.