Study of correlation of Se content in human hair and internal organs by INAA

Biol Trace Elem Res. 1990 Jul-Dec:26-27:737-41. doi: 10.1007/BF02992730.

Abstract

The correlations of essential element Se between human hair and kidney-cortex, liver, and lung from the same subjects were investigated by instrumental neutron activation analysis, using the reaction 76Se (n, gamma) 77mSe, for 24 Chinese autopsies. The concentration of Se is higher in kidney-cortex (2.04-5.36 mg/kg) than in liver (0.73-2.29), lung (0.50-1.85), and hair (0.37-1.43). It is important to know that there are significant relationships of Se concentration between hair and the other three internal organs. The correlation coefficient by linear regression analysis are 0.639, 0.570, and 0.635 for liver, lung, and kidney-cortex, respectively; and the P values are all less than 0.01 for the three tissues.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Hair / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Cortex / chemistry
  • Liver / chemistry
  • Lung / chemistry
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutron Activation Analysis
  • Selenium / analysis*
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Selenium