{"title":"Aluminum ion deposition in rat tissues following implantation of a ceramic-metal disc.","authors":"J L Drummond, M R Simon, J L Woodman, S D Brown","doi":"10.3109/10731198309118803","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plasma-sprayed alumina on 316L stainless steel discs was implanted in Sprague-Dawley rats for six months; at which time the animals were sacrificed, and selected tissues analyzed for aluminum concentration using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The liver, testes, and kidneys exhibited significant increases in aluminum ion concentration.</p>","PeriodicalId":75597,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials, medical devices, and artificial organs","volume":"11 2-3","pages":"147-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1983-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10731198309118803","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biomaterials, medical devices, and artificial organs","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10731198309118803","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Plasma-sprayed alumina on 316L stainless steel discs was implanted in Sprague-Dawley rats for six months; at which time the animals were sacrificed, and selected tissues analyzed for aluminum concentration using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The liver, testes, and kidneys exhibited significant increases in aluminum ion concentration.