Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1998 Mar;51(3):238-40.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.51.3.238.

Antimony in blood and urine of infants

A Cullen  1 , B Kiberd, T Matthews, P Mayne, H T Delves, M O'Regan
Affiliations

Antimony in blood and urine of infants

A Cullen et al. J Clin Pathol. 1998 Mar.

Abstract

Aim: To establish a reference range for antimony in the serum and urine of infants in the first year of life.

Methods: 100 infants were selected randomly from the population. Each infant had a single blood and urine sample taken. Antimony was assayed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

Results: The reference range for antimony in the serum of infants in the first year of life was established as 0.09-0.25 microgram/l. The upper 95% centile for urinary antimony, corrected for creatinine, in the same population was 2.6 ng/mg creatinine. There was a very weak correlation between the serum and urine concentrations.

Conclusions: This study confirms the presence of low concentrations of antimony in the serum and urine of healthy infants.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Clin Chem. 1979 May;25(5):711-5 - PubMed
    1. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1987;59(5):469-74 - PubMed
    1. Lancet. 1990 Mar 17;335(8690):670 - PubMed
    1. Lancet. 1996 Mar 2;347(9001):616 - PubMed
    1. J Forensic Sci Soc. 1994 Jul-Sep;34(3):199-204 - PubMed

Publication types