| Literature DB >> 28961467 |
Ellen M Wells1, Yingzi Liu2, Danelle Rolle-McFarland3, Farshad Mostafaei4, Wei Zheng3, Linda H Nie3.
Abstract
We used neutron activation analysis (NAA) to measure hand bone manganese (BnMn) in 19 adult males. Median BnMn was 0.89µg/g dry bone (interquartile range = 1.07). After adjustment for age and occupation, higher ln(BnMn) was significantly associated with lower manual dexterity based on the Purdue Pegboard assembly task: β = -1.77, standard error = 0.79, p = 0.04. Due to the small sample size, these results should be interpreted cautiously. BnMn appears to be a promising biomarker, and should be further studied.Entities:
Keywords: Biomarkers; Environmental exposure; In vivo neutron activation analysis (IVNAA); Manganese; Motor skills
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28961467 PMCID: PMC5962822 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.09.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Res ISSN: 0013-9351 Impact factor: 6.498