title: A search for trace elements in some human intracranial tumors by instrumental neutron activation analysis.
abstract: A investigation was undertaken to measure the presence of trace elements in some intracranial tumors using the instrumental neutron activation analysis technique. The following 20 minor and trace elements were investigated: Na, Mg, Al, P, Cl, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sb, I, and Cs. Our results are compared with other trace element analyses in human brain tissue.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, Centre hospitalier et universitaire de Nancy, Hôpital Saint-Julien, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Civit
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Houdayer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000378:metabolism; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000378:metabolism; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements