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Mineral Composition of Human fascia lata

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The mineral composition of pathologically unchanged human fascia lata was examined here using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) method for the first time. The total concentrations of Ag, Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, P, Pb, Sr, Ti, V and Zn were simultaneously measured in the tissue secured during autopsy. The age-related changes and between-gender differences in mineral composition of the examined tissue were investigated and discussed.

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The work was financed by a statutory activity subsidy from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education for the Faculty of Chemistry of Wrocław University of Technology and by National Science Centre grant no. N N518 286540.

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  1. Analytical Chemistry Division, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland

    Anna Leśniewicz, Milena Furtak & Wiesław Żyrnicki

  2. Veterinary Clinic Brynów, Brynowska 25c, 40-585, Katowice, Poland

    Joanna Dawidowicz

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Wrocław Medical University, J. Mikulicza-Radeckiego 4, 50-368, Wrocław, Poland

    Krzysztof Maksymowicz

  4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics and Theory of Mechanisms, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Łukasiewicza 7/9, 50-371, Wrocław, Poland

    Sylwia Szotek

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Leśniewicz, A., Furtak, M., Żyrnicki, W. et al. Mineral Composition of Human fascia lata . Biol Trace Elem Res 159, 440–444 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-014-9990-y

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