A comparative evaluation of three washing procedures for minimizing exogenous trace element contamination in fetal scalp hair of various obstetric outcomes

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 47-57

  Razagui, Ibrahim B A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exogenous contamination; Fetal scalp hair; Trace elements; Washing methods

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CADMIUM; COPPER; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; NITRIC ACID; SELENIUM; TRITON X 100; ZINC; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SCALP HAIR; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 48449102470     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-008-8111-1     Document Type: Article

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