D. Mahanand, J. Houck
1968
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Clinical Chemistry
Abstract
The 8-quinolinol complexes of zinc at pH 8.0 (in universal buffer) are stabilized by gum arabic and demonstrate a marked fluorescence at 517 mµ when excited at 375 mµ. Under these conditions only zinc—not magnesium or calcium at physiologic concentrations—can be determined in plasma and urine. Adult plasma has 94 ± 7 µg. zinc per 100 ml. while the plasma of children contains 108 ± 15g./100 ml.