Assay of serum selenium by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Value in the biological diagnosis of nonobstructive cardiomyopathies
Huguet, C.; Chappuis, P.; Peynet, J.; Thuillier, F.; Legrand, A.; Rousselet, F.
Annales de Biologie Clinique 41(4): 277-283
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3898 PMID: 6638623 Document Number: 212210
The authors present a technique of direct assay of serum selenium by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, using electrothermal atomization in a graphite oven. The initial results of the assays performed in patients with non-obstructive cardiomyopathies (NOCM) reveal a decrease in the serum selenium level. This element could therefore represent a laboratory marker for these diseases.