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Published on: September 1, 2017
Determination of serum selenium by hydride generation flame atomic absorption spectrometry
Abstract:
Serum is rapidly digested with a mixture of nitric and perchloric acids at a temperature of 180 +/- 10 degrees C, and hydrochloric acid is used to reduce selenium(VI) to selenium(IV). Selenium is determined by hydride generation flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The results show that this method has the advantages of being sensitive, accurate, rapid and simple. After the serum is digested and diluted, 4.0 ml is taken for the determination. The characteristic concentration, detection limit, variation coefficient, recovery rate and linear range are 2.93 mug 1(-1), 1.55 mug l(-1), 1.6-5.0%, 97.3-99.2% and 0.0-320.0 mug l(-1) respectively. Serum at 4 degrees C and in frozen state can be preserved for at least 7 and 14 days, respectively.
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