Trace element profiles in single strands of human hair determined by HR-ICP-MS

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 250-260

  Gellein, Kristin ^a   Lierhagen, Syverin ^a   Brevik, Per Steinar ^b   Teigen, Marte ^c   Kaur, Parvinder ^a   Singh, Tajeshwar ^a   Flaten, Trond Peder ^a   Syversen, Tore ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Stjørdal Museum   (Norway)

^c Mandu AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hair; HR ICP MS; Longitudinal profile; Mercury; Nutritional status; Selenium; Single strands; Strontium; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; GOLD; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; SILVER; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; METHODOLOGY;

HAIR; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 48449106805     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-008-8104-0     Document Type: Article

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