Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1959;41:737-744.
© 1959 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Spectrochemical Determination of Trace Metals in Normal Striated Muscle in the Rabbit
Patrick G. Laing M.B., F.R.C.S.1,
Albert B. Ferguson Jr. M.D.1, and
E. S. Hodge PH.D.1
1 Orthopaedic Department of the University of Pittsburgh and the Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh
It may be concluded that by this method of spectrochemical analysis, rabbit striated muscle has a trace metal content not unlike that found by other workers in human and beef striated muscle.
Cobalt was found in only 5 per cent of ninety-nine samples; zirconium and tungsten were not found. Molybdenum was found in half the samples, nickel in four-fifths, and titanium in four-fifths. Chromium and iron were detected in all.