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The clinical significance of the essential biological metals /
The Clinical Significance of the Essential Biological Metals covers the six trace minerals necessary for human survival, namely zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum, chromium, and cobalt. This book contains seven chapters that specifically discuss the effects of these minerals for enzyme function, pr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Heinemann Medical,
1972.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; The Clinical Significance of the Essential Biological Metals; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; FOREWORD; PREFACE; DEDICATION; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; The concept of essentiality; Function of the essential biological metals; Reasons why the nutritional significance of the essential biological metals has been comparatively neglected; The importance of interactions between the essential biological metals; Examples of biological metal interactions; The importance of fertilizers (Sch�utte, 1964); The importance of geochemical surveys
- Water supply and soil mineral content and cancer mortalityInfluence of drinking water on atherosclerosis; The non-essential but biologically significant metals; Significant dates in the discovery of the metabolic significance of the essential biological metals; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. ZINC; Introduction; Absorption and availability; Factors influencing absorption of zinc; Other factors influencing zinc absorption: pH, vitamin D, pregnancy, androgens and weight loss; The distribution and behaviour of labelled zinc in man; Metabolism; Zinc deficiency; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. COPPER; Introduction
- AbsorptionForm of copper in the diet; Effect of calcium and phosphate; Effects of other biological metals; Role of lymphatics in copper absorption; Excretion; Copper transport; The distribution of copper in the body; Studies with radioactive copper; Functions of copper; The main copper-containing proteins; Disorders causing change in blood copper level; Relationship to disease; Role of copper in the synthesis of haemoglobin and metabolism of iron; Copper and the function of blood vessels; Nature of the elastin defect in copper deficiency; Copper and the skeleton
- The link between copper deficiency and lathyrismD penicillamine and lathyrism; Copper and the skeleton; Copper and neurological function; Multiple sclerosis; Depigmentation of the hair (Underwood, 1962); Copper and keratin formation; Copper and myocardial fibrosis in cattle (Underwood, 1962); Copper and reproduction; Copper and composition and distribution of fat; Copper deficiency in humans; Absorption of copper in malabsorption; Copper contamination in exchange transfusions; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. MANGANSE; Introduction; Absorption; Distribution; Transport of manganese in the blood
- Functions of manganese in the bodyCholesterol synthesis; Hydralazine lupus erythematosus; Manganese and neurological disorder; Manganese, Parkinsonism and L Dopa; Manganese and intrahepatic cholestasis; Effect of manganese on catecholamine function; Effect of manganese on atrial contraction; Manganese and the blood; Manganese and the skeleton; Manganese deficiency and congenital abnormalities in the guinea pig; Manganese concentration in the skin; Manganese and gene manipulation; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. MOLYBDENUM; Introduction; Absorption; Food content; Distribution; Function and metabolism