title: Screening for selected trace elements in single cell populations by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
abstract: An adaptation of the thin film approach to energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF) is described, which provides for a screening analysis for Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, and Cd in K-562 leukemic cells incubated in various metal-enhanced cultures. Valuable quantitative and semiquantitative data can be obtained on as few as 400,000 cells.
authors.affiliation: Elemental Analytical Group/Shared Research Resources Laboratories, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bray
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Pories
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012015:Reference Standards; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014131:Trace Elements