Premium
Quantitative analysis of major, minor and trace elements in gallbladder bile of patients with and without gallstones
Author(s) -
Harvey Robert C.,
Taylor Dale,
Petrunka Connie N.,
Murray Andrew D.,
Strasberg Steven M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.488
H-Index - 361
eISSN - 1527-3350
pISSN - 0270-9139
DOI - 10.1002/hep.1840050125
Subject(s) - gallstones , gallbladder , gastroenterology , medicine , gallbladder stone , chemistry , trace element , biliary tract , cholesterol , organic chemistry
The concentration of 25 major, minor and trace elements in human bile was determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Gallbladder bile was obtained during surgery from patients with cholesterol gallstones, pigment stones and with no biliary tract abnormalities (controls). Comparison of the concentration of elements (microgram per gram of solids) did not reveal any significant differences among the three patient groups. The in vitro nucleation time was not related to the concentration of any element measured.