The Assessment of Reference Values for Elements in Human Biological Tissues and Fluids: A Systematic Review

Caroli, Sergio; Alimonti, Andrea; Coni, E.; Petrucci, Francesco; Senofonte, Oreste; Violante, N

doi:10.1080/10408349408048824

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“…Boron is important for optimal calcium and, thus, bone metabolism (31). The boron concentration ranges in serum found in this study are higher than the values published elsewhere (15,32). The interpretation of the concentrations of boron has to be made very carefully because the tailing effect of the adjacent 12 C mass peak which can lead to higher values, and, on the other hand, it has to be considered that the measurements were made with a glass torch and contamination of boron from this glass is possible.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…The values found in our study are comparable to the values described by Minoia et al (16) and Caroli et al (15). The values mentioned for cobalt by Caroli et al and Minoia et al are higher than the values found in this study (15). The tendency to higher values for female subjects are confirmed by Underwood (35).…”

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confidence: 54%

“…Therefore, the ranges for both males and females are given separately. In Table 6 reference ranges published by different research groups (15)(16)(17)(18)(19) are compiled. In Table 7, the type of distribution for the different elements in the population is given.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Unfortunately, many of the elements are not normally distributed, as shown in this study. In many articles, the reference ranges for each analyte are given as means ± SD as the observed range without specification (15,16,25,26). Ranges determined by this approach are only correct if the analyte studied is normally distributed.…”

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Simultaneous Measurement of the Trace Elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in Human Serum and Their Reference Ranges by ICP-MS

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Gautschi

Lutz

2001

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The goal of this article was to establish reference ranges of the concentration of trace elements in human serum and to compare these results with those reported by other authors. We describe the sample preparation and measurement conditions that allow the rapid, precise, and accurate determination of Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum samples (n = 110) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Accuracy and precision were determined by analyzing three reconstituted reference serum samples by comparison with other methods and by the standard addition procedure.The advantages of the ICP-MS method include short time of analysis of the elements mentioned, low detection limit, high precision, and high accuracy. Disadventages include a high risk of contamination due to the presence of some of the elements of interest in the environment, the relatively delicate sample handling, and the high cost of the equipment.

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Simultaneous Measurement of the Trace Elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in Human Serum and Their Reference Ranges by ICP-MS

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Gautschi

Lutz

2001

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“…The hair multielement profile analysis has passed a long way to get established as a reliable and reproducible analytical tool [25,26,27]. The here presented results of a naturally occurring experiment provides an insight in selenium metabolism in pregnancy, lactation, and neonatal periods of life.…”

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