前言近年来,对人体微量元素的的研究愈来愈引起人们的乖视。用 ICP 发射光谱法测定头发中的微量元素,已有很多成功的实例,但对指甲的研究,文章尚不多见。指甲和头发一样,是人体静态分泌物的排泄场所之一。它与人体的健康密切相关。我国中医的“望诊”就包括审视病人的手指甲以判断内脏的某些疾病。指甲中的微量元 Foreword In recent years, the study of human trace elements has drawn more and more people’s obedience. ICP emission spectrometry has been used for the determination of trace elements in the hair, but there are many successful examples. However, the research on nails is still rare. Nails, like hair, are one of the venous excretion secretions of the human body. It is closely related to human health. The “look-out” of Chinese medicine in China includes examining the patient’s fingernails to determine certain diseases of the internal organs. Nail in the trace elements