Trace elements in hair of Blackfoot disease.
Biol Trace Elem Res
; 39(2-3): 117-28, 1993.
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ABSTRACT
Blackfoot disease is a peripheral vascular disease resulting in gangrene of the lower extremities. Though extensive epidemiological study has implicated that high arsenic content in artesian well water of the endemic area bears some important connection with the disease, the etiology of the disease is still unknown. In this study, attention is paid to multielement determination in order to find out whether the trace elements in hair of Blackfoot disease patients are different from those of the controls. Experimental results indicate that the concentrations of As and Se in hair of patients are significantly higher than those of the controls, but Ca and Zn are significantly lower than those of the controls. The possible connection of these elements with the etiology of the disease is discussed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Oligoelementos
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Doenças Vasculares Periféricas
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Cabelo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biol Trace Elem Res
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article