GEOCHEMICAL BASIS OF TROPICAL ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS

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dc.contributor.authorVALIATHAN, MS
dc.contributor.authorKARTHA, CC
dc.contributor.authorNAIR, RR
dc.contributor.authorSHIVAKUMAR, K
dc.contributor.authorEAPEN, JT
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-10T03:26:51Z
dc.date.available2017-03-10T03:26:51Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractEndomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) has a marked preference for the tropics and the poor socio-economic class. Tropical soil is rich in minerals such as monazite and the endomyocardial samples of patients with EMF show higher levels of cerium - a major constituent of monazite - in combination with lower concentrations of magnesium. The geochemical hypothesis postulates that poor children are prose to develop magnesium deficiency because of insufficient intake and the higher growth needs for the element. The deficiency of magnesium promotes the absorption of cerium and enhances its toxicity which could form the basis for the initial injury in EMF.
dc.identifier.citation67 ,2;99-104en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.sctimst.ac.in/handle/123456789/9804
dc.publisherCURRENT SCIENCE
dc.subjectScience & Technology - Other Topics
dc.titleGEOCHEMICAL BASIS OF TROPICAL ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS
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