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Analysis of Magnesium and Trace Elements in Urinary Calculi by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
Author(s) -
DURAK I.,
YASAR A.,
YURTARSLANI Z.,
AKPOYRAZ M.,
TASMAN S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1988.tb04318.x
Subject(s) - atomic absorption spectroscopy , magnesium , spectrophotometry , trace (psycholinguistics) , chemistry , chromatography , physics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , linguistics , organic chemistry
Summary— Magnesium and trace element determinations in 29 urinary tract calculi were carried out using an atomic absorption spectrophotometric method. Of the calculi examined, 9 were pure calcium oxalate, 5 were mixed calcium oxalate/uric acid, 5 were mixed calcium oxalate/phosphate, 5 were magnesium ammonium phosphate and 5 were pure cystine. The measurement of magnesium and trace element levels has been considered useful in the elucidation of the mechanism of stone formation and the evaluation of factors leading to pathological consequences. In this study, the Mg, Zn, Cu, Fe, Cd and Pb content in all of the samples was determined and an attempt was made to compare the levels of these elements in calculi with the levels in normal hair.