title: Determination of bromine and iodine in normal tissues from Beijing healthy adults.
abstract: The contents of bromine and iodine in samples of heart, liver, spleen, lung, muscle, and hair from healthy adults living in Beijing, China, were determined using epithermal neutron activation analysis. The results indicate that the contents of bromine in lung and iodine in liver are higher than those in other tissues, except human hair. The bromine contents in Beijing human tissues are significantly lower than those in other countries. The contents of iodine are slightly lower than those in other countries, but the difference is not significant. Three biological standard reference materials were simultaneously determined with the samples, and our results agree well with the certified values.
authors.affiliation: Institute of High Energy Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, P.R. China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001966:Bromine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D002681:China; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005843:Geography; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry; D012016:Reference Values; D013154:Spleen / Q000737:chemistry; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine; D001966:Bromine