Table 3. Aluminum concentrations in plasma and urine: reference values and effects (6– 9, 15, 26).
Blood | Urine | |
Reference value for the general population | <5 µg/l serum | <15 µg/l |
Early signs of neurotoxicity | From around 13 µg/L plasma |
From around 120 µg/L (around 100 µg/g creatinine) |
Critical value for the prevention of dialysis encephalopathy | 50 µg/L plasma | |
Dialysis encephalopathy | From around 100 µg/L plasma |