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Muscle Electrolyte Composition Determined by Neutron Activation A Preliminary Study of Dehydration in Infants¹

Brussels, Belgium

ABSTRACT

Following the work of Bergström in the adult, we have described a method of analysis of muscular electrolytes and phosphorus in children. By comparing our results with those obtained by the chemical technique we came to the conclusion that this method is reliable.

An analysis of needle biopsy specimens of muscle from children with different degrees of dehydration suggests that the muscular tissue is rapidly involved in acute hydro-electrolytic disorders. The preliminary data will be checked by the study of a larger series of cases.

Although the use of such a method is limited, it remains the only one which allows a direct study of tissue in pediatric pathology.

FOOTNOTES

¹ This work was done under contract Euratom-Université de Bruxelles-Université de Pise-026-63-4 Biac.

² Service et Laboratoire de Pédiatrie (Prof. R. DUBOIS) Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium).

³ Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nucléaire (Mol)—Belgium.