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To elucidate the element content of newborn blood vessels, umbilical arteries and veins in human umbilical cords, which had the advantage of easy sampling, were examined by ICP-AES. Umbilical cords were removed after birth. Mothers’ ages ranged from 26 to 35 yr. It was found that the content of sulfur was the highest in both umbilical arteries and veins, being higher than the content of calcium and phosphorus. With respect of the content of sulfur, calcium, and magnesium, there were significant differences between the arteries and veins.
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Masuda, M., Tohno, S., Tohno, Y. et al. Element content of human umbilical artery and vein in umbilical cord. Biol Trace Elem Res 69, 235–240 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02783875
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