[The electrolyte and trace element content of the blood in participants in the cleanup of the accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Electric Power Station]. / Soderzhanie élektrolitov i mikroélementov v krovi uchastikov likvidatsii avarii na Chernobyl'skoi AES.

Electrolyte equilibrium and microelemental composition of blood as well as mechanisms of their control were studied in remote period after patients exposure to complex influence of factors associated with radiation accident. The following regularity was observed: total level of electrolytes was decreased in plasma but increased in erythrocytes. These changes are caused by disorders of hormonal regulation. Dysbalance between oxidant and anti-oxidant systems, increased contents of lead, cobalt and iron in the blood may be a pathological basis for development of free radical pathology in examined patients.