sodium determination in nail clippings by instrumental neutron activation analysis for the agnosis of cystic fibrosts

the pr esent s t udy indicate s an incidence of 1/1200 cys t. i,c fi brotic (cf) pat i ent s among hospi taliz ed children. it als o r e ports the reliability o f i nstrumental neutron a c - tivation a na lys i s (naa) method in t he di agnos i s of cf pati ents. there was no ove r l apping o f t h e results o f na il sod i um conc en t r a t ion i n cp pat ients and ror mal conr.roi s (mean 11 763 ~ 2930 vs 559 ~ 244 ; p