title: Preliminary study of the distribution of the toxic elements As, Cd, and Hg in human hair and tissues by RNAA.
abstract: In order to study the relationships between trace element concentrations of hair and internal body burdens, a radiochemical NAA technique has been used for determination of the elements As, Cd, and Hg in autopsy samples of liver, kidney-cortex, lung, and hair from 24 male persons who died by accident. High significant positive correlations were observed between the As concentration in hair and in kidney-cortex, and between Cd and Zn concentrations in kidney-cortex. The contents of Cd, both for lung and kidney-cortex, were related to the smoking habits of the subjects.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Nuclear Research, Academia Sinica, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhi
authors.forename: W Q
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Y D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis*; D001822:Body Burden; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000737:chemistry; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000379:methods; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D008628:Mercury; D001151:Arsenic