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[Trace elements in the human placenta (author's transl)].

R Thieme·P Schramel·B J Klose·E Waidl
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The determination of the mentioned elements was carried out by the neutron activation analysis with lollowing radio-chemical separation. The comparison of trace elements in the human placenta from different regions of Bavaria showed a high concentration of Sb, Br, La and Co in Munich. This fact is explained by the environmental pollution of the large city. Placentas from the Bavarian forest contained a higher amount of Ce and Hg. Cer is contained in the rock of this region. The increase in Hg from that region is unexplained.

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R Thieme, P Schramel, B J Klose, E Waidl. 1975. [Trace elements in the human placenta (author's transl)].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1150066/

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