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| AUTHORS | Srisukho S. Prathnadi P. Suprasert S. Pausawasdi A. Naitoh E. Tasaki T. Tanaka M. Miki M. |
| INSTITUTION | Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand |
| TITLE | Mercury content in the gallstones and bile of Thai people (Chiang Mai and Bangkok) and Japanese. |
| SOURCE | Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 79(5):299-308, 1996 May. |
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| ABSTRACT | Mercury contents in the gallstones and bile of patients living in Thailand (Chiang Mai and Bangkok) and Japan were studied by neutron activation anyalysis. The correlation between contents in the gallstones and bile, and the amount of mercury in the diet and environment was investigated by comparing the contents in patients living in three different areas. The content in the bile of the Japanese patients was significantly greater than that of the Thai patients. The distribution of mercury contents i the pigment and rare stones of patients living in Bangkok indicated a bipolarity. However, the distribution of the contents in cholesterol, pigment, and rare stones of Japanese patients did not indicate a bipolarity. Bipolarity would indicate the amount of mercury in dietary foods, and the pollution level of mercury. The mercury contents in the gallstones and bile would reflect the amount of mercury in the diet and environment. |
| PUBLICATION TYPE | Journal Article |
| LANGUAGE | English |
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