Neutron Activation Analysis Efficiently Measures the Concentration of Trace Elements in Endoscopic Biopsies from the Normal and Inflamed Human Colon

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-224

  Sturniolo, G C ^a   D'Inca, R ^a   Lecis, P E ^a   Mestriner, C ^a   Buoso, M C ^a   Moschini, G ^a   Ogris, R ^b   Makarewicz, M ^b   Galassini, S ^c   Valkovic, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Iron; Neutron activation analysis; Selenium; Ulcerative colitis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013589142     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1997)10:4<217::AID-JTRA2>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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