Chen J R, Francisco R B, Miller T E
Science. 1977 May 20;196(4292):906-8. doi: 10.1126/science.870968.
Nickel concentrations in lung tissues of nine deceased Legionnaire victims average nine times that of controls. There is a significant correlation between the nickel levels in the lungs of the Legionnaire victims and the weights of the lung specimens. No similar correlation is evident in the study of the victims' kidney tissues or tissues from the controls.
9名军团病死亡受害者肺组织中的镍浓度平均是对照组的9倍。军团病受害者肺部的镍含量与肺标本重量之间存在显著相关性。在对受害者肾脏组织或对照组组织的研究中,没有明显的类似相关性。