Ultrastructural localization of aluminum in patients with dialysis-associated osteomalacia.
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- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 30 (5) , 763-768
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/30.5.763
Abstract
Using laser microprobe mass analysis, we studied the ultrastructural localization of aluminum in liver and bone tissue of chronic-hemodialysis patients with proven aluminum-induced osteomalacia. In the liver, aluminum was observed to be almost exclusively associated with iron. Detectable aluminum and large amounts of iron were found in lysosomes of both hepatocytes and Kupffer cells. In bone, aluminum was localized at the osteoid/calcified-bone interface and also was associated with iron in some cases.Keywords
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