Aims: To estimate method’s precision of five different analytical techniques when the chemical elemental contents in IAEA A-13 reference material were measured. Methodology: The appraisal of using radionuclide energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (REDXRF), instrumental neutron ac...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/26354
Aims: The aim of this exploratory study was to clarify the differences between the prostatic levels of trace elements in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and healthy male inhabitants. Methodology: We prospectively evaluated the prostatic levels of 43 trace element...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25275
Aims: The aim of this exploratory study was to evaluate whether significant deficiencies in the prostatic tissue levels of Ca and Mg, as androgen dependent chemical elements, and Br, K, Mn, and Na, as androgen independent chemical elements, exist in patients with BPH. Methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/24747
Aims: To clarify the changes in morphometric parameters and contents of zinc (Zn) and in the relationship between these characteristics in normal and hyperplastic human prostates, a quantitative morphometry and energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis was performed. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17572
Aims: To clarify the role of trace elements in the etiology and the pathogenesis of the Ewing's sarcoma, a non-destructive neutron activation analysis with high resolution spectrometry of long-lived radionuclides were performed. Methodology: The silver (Ag), cobalt (Co), chromium...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2015/17464