The occurrence and incorporation of copper and zinc in hair and their potential role as bioindicators: A review

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 611-622

  Kempson, Ivan M ^a   Skinner, William M ^a   Kirkbride, K Paul ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^c National Institute of Forensic Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BREAST CANCER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAIR; HUMANS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

EID: 36749102703     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937400701389917     Document Type: Review

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