Abstract LA-ICP-MS allows precise, relatively fast, and spatially resolved measurements of
elements and isotope ratios at trace and ultratrace concentration levels with minimal sample …

Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PCa), the most common cancer and second leading
cause of cancer death in American men, presents the clinical challenge of distinguishing …

Objective Curcumin is a plant polyphenolic compound and a major component of spice
turmeric (Curcuma longa). It has been reported to possess free radical-scavenging, iron …

The effect of age on trace element contents in intact prostate of 64 apparently healthy 13–60
years old men was investigated by neutron activation analysis. Mean values (M±SΕΜ) for …

Contents of 52 trace elements in intact prostate of 64 apparently healthy 13–60-year-old
men (mean age 36.5 years) were investigated by inductively coupled plasma mass …

In recent years, several studies have shown that concentrations of essential trace elements
naturally present in breast tissues (eg Ca, Fe, Cu and Zn) may be significantly increased in …

The questions about the androgen control and the involvement of trace elements in prostatic
reproductive function still remain unanswered. One valuable way to elucidate the situation is …

Laser ablation coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry has been
developed for the elemental imaging of Mg, Fe and Cu distribution in histological tissue …

The Ag, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, and Zn contents in normal (n= 37), benign
hypertrophic (n= 43), and cancerous tissues (n= 60) of the human prostate gland were …

Histochemical methods of detecting iron in the rodent brain result mainly in the labeling of
oligodendrocytes, but as all cells utilize iron, this observation suggests that much of the iron …