Calcium and phosphorus concentrations and the calcium/phosphorus ratio in trabecular bone from the femoral neck of healthy humans as determined by neutron activation analysis

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 623-627

  Zaichick, Vladimir ^a   Tzaphlidou, Margaret ^b  

^a MEDICAL RADIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Calcium; Femoral neck; Human trabecular bone; INAA instrumental neutron activation analysis; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BONE; CALCIUM; DIAGNOSIS; PHOSPHORUS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FEMORAL NECK;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0037904057     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00092-7     Document Type: Article

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