A.R. Hashem
Department of Botany and
Microbiology, College of
Science, King Saud University,
P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 1 1451,
Saudi Arabia
M.R. Al-Othman
Department of Botany and
Microbiology, College of
Science, King Saud University,
P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 1 1451,
Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
The levels of iron in hair and nails of some healthy volunteer women from Saudi Arabia were determined. The level of iron were found to be lower than that reported from different places in the world. Hair and nails are useful parameters for measurement of the accumulation of metals in the human body.
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A.R. Hashem and M.R. Al-Othman, 2001. Hair and Nails Levels of Iron of Some Healthy Volunteer Women from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Medical Sciences, 1: 28-29.
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2001.28.29
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jms.2001.28.29
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2001.28.29
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jms.2001.28.29
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