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The measurement of intracellular zinc in human intestinal mucosa using x-ray microanalysis

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The zinc content of intestinal epithelial cells in human jejunum and ileum has been measured using X-ray microanalysis. The range of values was wide, the highest being found in stem cells and enterocytes. Significant differences were found in jejunum from gastric carcinoma patients and ileum from Crohn's disease patients compared with patients with non malignant, non inflammatory disease.

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  1. Elmes, M. E., and Gwyn Jones, J., ‘Paneth cell zinc: a comparison of histochemical and microanalytical techniques’,Histochem. J., 13, 1981, 335–7.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Welsh National School of Medicine, CF4 4XN, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, UK

    Margaret E. Elmes MB, BS, PhD, J. Clarkson PhD & J. Gwyn Jones PhD

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Elmes, M.E., Clarkson, J. & Gwyn Jones, J. The measurement of intracellular zinc in human intestinal mucosa using x-ray microanalysis. Minerals and the Environment 5, 85–87 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02084903

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