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Table 1 Concentration and natural distribution of beryllium in the human serum of non-exposed individuals.

From: Study on the effects of nitrilotriproprionic acid and 4,5-dihydroxy-1,3-benzene disulphonate on the fractionation of beryllium in human serum using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

Sample

Sex

Smoking

Serum (μg L-1)

LMW (%)

HMW (%)

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)

Mean

0.53 (0.14)

21 (3)

79 (3)

  1. F = female; M = male; S = smoking; NS = non smoking
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