title: Determination of germanium and some other elements in hair, nail, and toenail from persons exposed and unexposed to germanium.
abstract: Inductively coupled atomic emission spectrometry was used for the determination of germanium in hair, nail, and toenail. The levels of germanium in three individuals administered a high concentration of a germanium preparation daily for about 12-16 months were very high: 56.4-173.7; 5.4-35.0; and 14.0-15.8 micrograms g-1 in hair, nail, and toenail, respectively. The levels for normal or unexposed persons are very low and were not detected by the method.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D005857:Germanium / Q000032:analysis*; D006197:Hair / Q000032:analysis*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D009262:Nails / Q000032:analysis*; D012016:Reference Values; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D005857:Germanium