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The aim of this study was to (1) determine the selenium concentration in the renal cortex, liver, and hair in 64 residents from northern Poland (Gdańsk region) aged 17–81 yr, who died suddenly, and (2) assess whether a correlation between the selenium concentration in hair and in the renal cortex and liver occurs. Selenium was determined by atomic absorption spectrometry using the hydride generation method. The mean selenium concentration in the renal cortex, liver, and hair in the investigated persons was 0.791±0.191 µg/g (wet weight), 0.289±0.084 µg/g (wet weight), and 0.443±0.128 µg/g, respectively. No age-dependent differences in selenium level in the investigated tissues was found. Also, no correlation between the selenium concentrations in hair and in renal cortex and liver was assessed.
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Hać, E., Krechniak, J., Szyszko, M. et al. Selenium contentrations in human renal cortex, liver, and hair in Northern Poland. Biol Trace Elem Res 92, 213–219 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:92:3:213
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