title: [Determination of micro-quantities of serum lithium by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Significance and applications].
abstract: The dilution of serum and the ionic components having an usual effect upon the lithium assay is examined about their influences in the determination of lithium microquantities. These are discussed according to the technique selected as well as the normal ionic variations that may be come across in serums. The method was applied to determination of serum lithium rate in a group of old subjects. The got lithium distribution is unsymmetrical at lower rates and no influence of age or sex was obvious.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002412:Cations / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008094:Lithium / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008832:Microchemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D012737:Sex Factors; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D008094:Lithium; D012964:Sodium; D007501:Iron; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Détermination de micro-quantités de lithium sérique par spectrophotométrie d'absorption atomique. Intérêt et applications.