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Trace elements are chemical elements in minute quantities, which are known to accumulate in the bone. Cortical and trabecular bones consist of bone structural units (BSUs) such as osteons and bone packets of different mineral content and are separated by cement lines. Previous studies investigating trace elements in bone lacked resolution and therefore very little is known about the local concentration...
Long-term exposure to increased lead (Pb) concentrations is associated with several chronic diseases. The divalent cation zinc (Zn) is essential for numerous enzymes. In a recent study we found remarkably elevated concentrations of Pb and Zn in the tidemark (TM), which is the mineralization front of human articular cartilage.Duplication or multiplication of TMs occurs with advancing age or degeneration...
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