[Metabolism of chromium in femur head in aspect of cigarette smoking]

Przegl Lek. 2006;63(10):1020-2.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The objective of this study was qualification of content chromium in femur head in aspect of smoking cigarette. Investigated of femur head from habitants of Upper Silesian Region. The content of chromium was marked at non-smoking persons, smoking in past and smoking at present. Determination of contents chromium realized by ASA method (Pye Unicam SP-9) in flame acetylene-oxygen. Higher contents of chromium were observed for smoking people. The most of the correlations described by large values of the correlation factors were concerned Cr with Ni, Cu, Zn, Na.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Chromium / analysis
  • Chromium Compounds / analysis*
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Female
  • Femur Head / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Smoking / epidemiology
  • Smoking / metabolism*
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution / analysis*

Substances

  • Chromium Compounds
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution
  • Chromium