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Iron in finger‐nails and in the liver
Author(s) -
CHANG L. L.,
GOH C. L.,
WADSWORTH G. R.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1973.tb15451.x
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , medicine , little finger , anatomy , index finger , materials science , metallurgy
SUMMARY The mean iron content of finger‐nails of 113 apparently normal subjects was found to be 67.6 μg/g dry nail (±43.7). There was no age or sex variation. No relationship was found between the concentration of iron in finger‐nails and that stored in the liver.