Simultaneous measurement of the trace elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum and their reference ranges by ICP-MS

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-93

  Forrer, R ^a   Gautschi, K ^b   Lutz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Arsenium; Beryllium; Boron; Cadmium; Cobalt; Copper; GF AAS; Human serum; ICP MS; Iron; Lithium; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nickel; Reference ranges; Rubidium; Selenium; Strontium; Trace elements; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BERYLLIUM; BORON; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; SERUM;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0034997415     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:80:1:77     Document Type: Article

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