Chromium and manganese levels in the scalp hair of normals and patients with breast cancer

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Kilic, Eser ^a   Saraymen, Recep ^a   Demiroglu, Asuman ^b   Ok, Engin ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chromium; Graphite furnace atomic absorption; Manganese; Scalp hair

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; MANGANESE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCALP HAIR;

EID: 12144275057     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/bter:102:1-3:019     Document Type: Article

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