Level of trace elements (copper, zinc, magnesium and selenium) and toxic elements (lead and mercury) in the hair and nail of children with autism

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-158

  Lakshmi Priya, Malarveni Damodaran ^a   Geetha, Arumugam ^a  

^a BHARATHI WOMEN S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Autism; Degrees of severity; Hair; Nail; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY; SELENIUM; ZINC;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; NAIL; NAIL LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TISSUE LEVEL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MERCURY; NAILS; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

EID: 79959566254     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8766-2     Document Type: Article

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