[en] Autopsy samples of hair, liver, lung and kidney-cortex from 11 normal Chinese subjects were collected and analysed for Cu, Br, Cl, Mn, Mg, Na, S, Ca, Cr, Fe, Co, Rb and Zn by instrumental neutron activation analysis. The analytical results obtained in this owrk were compared with those listed in the literatures of other countries. The technique had been checked for all the above-mentioned elements by the standard reference materials of horse kidney, human hair and tomato leaves. The resutls were in good agreement with the certified values. The detection limits in this work were calculated according to the criteria of Currie