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Concentration and natural distribution of beryllium in the human serum of non-exposed individuals. |
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| Sample |
Sex |
Smoking |
Serum (μg L-1) |
LMW (%) |
HMW (%) |
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| 1 |
F |
S |
0.54 (0.08) |
22 (2) |
78 (3) |
| 2 |
F |
NS |
0.46 (0.04) |
24 (3) |
76 (3) |
| 3 |
F |
S |
0.47 (0.09) |
19 (1) |
81 (1) |
| 4 |
F |
NS |
0.42 (0.05) |
24 (2) |
76 (2) |
| 5 |
F |
NS |
0.49 (0.07) |
21 (2) |
79 (2) |
| 6 |
M |
NS |
0.44 (0.02) |
25 (3) |
75 (3) |
| 7 |
F |
NS |
0.45 (0.01) |
25 (3) |
75 (3) |
| 8 |
F |
NS |
0.44 (0.01) |
19 (1) |
81 (1) |
| 9 |
F |
NS |
0.46 (0.01) |
24 (3) |
76 (3) |
| 10 |
M |
NS |
0.45 (0.01) |
16 (3) |
84 (3) |
| 11 |
M |
S |
0.78 (0.03) |
23 (4) |
77 (4) |
| 12 |
F |
NS |
0.69 (0.03) |
21 (5) |
79 (5) |
| 13 |
M |
S |
0.45 (0.04) |
20 (3 |
80 (3) |
| 14 |
M |
S |
0.86 (0.01) |
21 (3) |
79 (3) |
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| Mean |
0.53 (0.14) |
21 (3) |
79 (3) |
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F = female; M = male; S = smoking; NS = non smoking | |||||
Stephan et al. Chemistry Central Journal 2008 2:10 doi:10.1186/1752-153X-2-10 |
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