title: [Changes in the sodium, potassium and lithium ion concentration in human epidermis in relation to death].
abstract: The concentrations of Na+, K+, Li+ have been assayed in the epidermis samples from 58 cadavers and 20 healthy individuals. The samples have been taken from the heels, and assayed with 2 flame photometers (Corning 480), using standard solutions supplied by the manufacturer. A concentration of Na+ and K+ in men exceeded the levels of these ions in women by two-fold. A level of Li+ is the same in both sexes and amounts to 2.8 mEq/kg. The Na+:K+ ratio in the epidermis of women and men is about 4:1. In the samples collected from cadavers, the difference in Na+ and K+ levels has been lower but Li+ level has been higher, amounting to 4.3 mEq/kg.
authors.affiliation: II Katedry i Kliniki Dermatologii Sl. AM w Zabrzu.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bendkowski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojsa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Drozdzak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grzesik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D008094:Lithium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D008094:Lithium; D011188:Potassium