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Phosphorus, content, human body

Like nitrogen, phosphorus is an element that is essential to life. It constitutes only about 1 percent by mass of the human body, but it is a very important 1 percent. About 23 percent of the human skeleton is mineral matter. The phosphorus content of this mineral matter, calcium phosphate, Ca3(P04)2, is 20 percent. Our teeth are basically Ca3(P04)2 and Ca5(P04)30H. Phosphates are also important components of the genetic materials deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). [Pg.848]

Tab. 4.6 Phosphorus content in various organs of the human body... Tab. 4.6 Phosphorus content in various organs of the human body...
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