Aktivierungsanalytische Untersuchung des Verhaltens Biologischer Spurenelemente in der Wundheilung

Instrumental neutron activation analysis was used for the determination of several trace elements in blood and tissue samples. Results are reported for calcium and iron, for which remarkable changes of the concentrations in the affected tissues were found. The levels and the changes with time of these concentrations can be explained with a participation of the two elements in the following processes: Calcium: 1. Fibrin formation in fracture haematoma blood (FHB) and in the crust of punch-hole wounds in the skin (rats). 2. Haemolysis in FHB-deposits (rabbits). Iron: Formation of collagen in fascia and muscle incision wounds (rabbits). The iron enrichments in the area of complication-free wound are not predominantly caused by a wound haematoma.