?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Trace+Element+Estimation+%E2%80%93+Methods+%26+Clinical+Context&rft.creator=Rao+Nanjunda%2C+Dr.+Ananth&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Understanding+the+effects+of+trace+metals+on+human+health+is+as+complex+as+it+is+fascinating.+As+mentioned+earlier%2C+the+high+concentrations+may+prove+toxic%2C+as+also%2C+depletion+in+the+concentration+of+the+essential+trace+elements+may+cause+various+metabolic+instabilities+due+to+enzyme+dysfunction.+In+the+era+of+rapid+industrialization+and+technological+advances%2C+it+is+imperative+to+watch+keenly+for+contamination+of+the+environment+and+its+vital+composition+from+heavy+metal+wastes+emanating+out+of+industries.+Many+metabolic+disorders+in+man+are+accompanied+by+alterations+in+the+concentration+of+one+or+more+trace+elements+in+some+body+fluid%2C+especially+blood+serum+or+plasma+It+is+thus+important+to+update+ourselves+with+various+techniques+available+for+such+determinations%2C+their+operational+aspects%2C+advantages+%2F+disadvantages+etc.+More+recently%2C+element+analysis+from+hair+and+nail+has+been+stated+as+the+best+indices+of+such+contamination+and+has+also+been+discussed+in+this+article.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya+Bevinje%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2005-05&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4433%2F1%2F2005-1-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rao+Nanjunda%2C+Dr.+Ananth++(2005)+Trace+Element+Estimation+%E2%80%93+Methods+%26+Clinical+Context.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4433%2F