Interrelationship between the concentration of toxic and essential elements in Korean tissues

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-200

  Young, Chan Yoo ^a   Sang, Ki Lee ^a   Ja, Yeol Yang ^a   Ki, Wook Kim ^a   Lee, Soo Yeun ^a   Seung, Min Oh ^b   Chung, Kyu Hyuck ^b  

^a National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distribution; Heavy metal; Interrelationship; Korean; Tissue

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KOREA; LIVER; LUNG; SPLEEN; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 24744466945     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.48.195     Document Type: Article

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