Determination of lithium and rubidium in physiological fluids and tissues of rabbits during the reproductive phase

1. 1. The natural concentrations of lithium and rubidium were determined during the reproductive phase of rabbits by field desorption mass spectrometry. 2. 2. Samples of serum, milk, amniotic fluid and placenta tissue were analysed. 3. 3. The concentration changes in serum during the reproductive ph...

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Published inComparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 223 - 227
Main Authors Palavinskas, Richard, Bahr, Ute, Kriesten, Klaus, Schulten, Hans-Rolf
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier B.V 1982
Subjects
Amniotic Fluid - analysis
Animals
Female
Fetal Blood - analysis
Lactation
Lithium - analysis
Lithium - blood
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Milk - analysis
Placenta - analysis
Pregnancy
Rabbits
Reproduction
Rubidium - analysis
Rubidium - blood
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Summary:1. 1. The natural concentrations of lithium and rubidium were determined during the reproductive phase of rabbits by field desorption mass spectrometry. 2. 2. Samples of serum, milk, amniotic fluid and placenta tissue were analysed. 3. 3. The concentration changes in serum during the reproductive phase were between 2.61 and 5.02 μg/l for lithium and between 107.78 and 136.28 μg/l for rubidium. 4. 4. Correlations between the concentration in maternal serum and bone growth of the fetus as well as the formation of milk were found. 5. 5. Concentrations of9.30 μg/l lithium and 1780.00 μg/l rubidium in the milk lead to the assumption that these trace metals are essential for the metabolism of the young rabbit.
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ISSN:0300-9629
DOI:10.1016/0300-9629(82)90059-7