title: Uranium concentration in bone of Beijing (China) residents.
abstract: Bone samples were obtained from 65 Beijing residents who had died from illness or old age. The concentration of uranium in the bone ash was determined by the laser-fluorimetric method. The concentration varied between 0.014 and 0.390 microgram g-1 ash, with a median value of 0.067 microgram g-1 ash; the 25th and 75th percentiles were 0.045 and 0.1 microgram g-1 ash respectively. The arithmetic mean was 0.083 microgram g-1 ash. The concentration of uranium in bone (ash) correlated with age, but not with sex; uranium participates in the bone calcification process.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Public Health and Anti-epidemic Institute, China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lianqing
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guiyun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001822:Body Burden; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014501:Uranium