Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Clinical Signs in Humans and Animals Associated with Minerals, Trace Elements, and Rare Earth Elements
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Author biography
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Historical perspective
  • Role of minerals in the body
  • Human foods
  • Animal foods
  • Deficiencies
  • Toxicities
  • Carcinogenicity, embryotoxicity, mutagenicity, and teratogenicity
  • Species differences
  • Exotic/Zoo species
  • Lack of awareness in the professions
  • Limitations in standards of scientific evidence
  • Objectives of this book
  • Key features
  • Section 1: Clinical signs
  • Key to tables
  • 8-Hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG)-High levels
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Abdominal distension
  • Abdominal pain (colic)
  • Abnormal/unusual thoughts
  • Abortion
  • Abasia
  • Acetonemia
  • Achlorhydria
  • Achromotrichia
  • Acne
  • Acrodynia
  • Acroparesthesia
  • Acute airway obstruction
  • Acute kidney injury (AKI)/acute renal failure
  • Acute tubular necrosis
  • Adrenal hypertrophy
  • Adrenal insufficiency (Addisons disease
  • hypoadrenocorticism)
  • Agitation
  • Aggressive behavior
  • Alanine transaminase (ALT)-Elevation
  • Albuminuria (proteinuria)
  • Aldolase-Reduced levels
  • Alkaline phosphatase-Activity reduced
  • Alkaline phosphatase-Increased blood concentrations
  • Alkalosis-Metabolic
  • Allergic reaction
  • Alopecia
  • Alveolitis
  • Alzheimers disease
  • Amblyacousia
  • Aminoaciduria
  • Aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD)
  • Amyloidosis
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Anemia
  • Anesthesia
  • Androgenic receptor protein expression reduced
  • Angiedema
  • Angular deformity of long bones
  • Anhydremia
  • Ankylosis
  • Anorexia (decreased food intake
  • inappetence)
  • Anosmia
  • Antler abnormalities
  • Antral stenosis
  • Anuria
  • Anxiety
  • Aortic aneurysm/rupture
  • Aortic calcification
  • Aortic wall thickening/plaques
  • Apathy.
  • Apnoea-Obstructive sleep apnoea
  • Appetite increased
  • Arched back
  • Arginase activity increased
  • Argyria
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arthralgia
  • Arthropathy
  • Ascites
  • Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) levels-Low
  • Aspartate aminotransferase-AST-High
  • Astasia
  • Asthma
  • Ataxia
  • Atelectasis
  • Atherosclerosis
  • ATPase activity-Reduced
  • Attention span loss
  • Autism (ASD)
  • Autoimmune disease-Increased prevalence
  • Azotemia
  • Balance loss/vestibular syndrome
  • Baritosis
  • Basophil stippling
  • Beak abnormalities
  • Behavioral changes
  • Bilirubin-High blood levels
  • Bipartite sternebrum
  • Birth rate-Low
  • Birth weight-Low
  • Blackouts
  • Blanching of ears
  • Blindness
  • Blink reflex loss
  • Blisters-Skin
  • Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)-High
  • Blood volume expansion
  • Blood volume loss (severe)
  • Blurred vision
  • Body fat content-Increased
  • Body righting reflexes-Delayed development
  • Bone damage
  • Bone fragility
  • Bone loss
  • Bone marrow depression
  • Bone marrow hyperplasia
  • Bone marrow hypoplasia
  • Bone pain
  • Bone tumors
  • Bone undermineralization (metabolic bone disease, osteomalacia
  • osteoporosis
  • osteopenia, rickets)
  • Bone-Increased mineralization (osteopetrosis)
  • Bowel obstruction
  • Bradycardia
  • Brain degeneration
  • Brain development impaired
  • Brain hemorrhage
  • Brain edema
  • Brain spongiosis
  • Breathlessness
  • Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)-Positive findings
  • Bronchitis-Chronic
  • Bronchial obstruction
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchopneumonia
  • Bronchospasm
  • Cachexia
  • Cadmiuria-Increase
  • Calcinosis: Soft tissue calcification
  • Calcium absorption reduced from intestinal tract
  • Calcium metabolism-Impaired
  • Calculi (urinary)
  • Cannibalism
  • Carcinogenic effect
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Cardiac atrophy
  • Cardiac deformities (fetal)
  • Cardiac enlargement (cardiomegaly).
  • Cardiac fibrosis
  • Cardiac failure/heart failure
  • Cardiac murmurs
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiovascular abnormalities
  • Caries
  • Carpal hyperextension
  • Cartilage development compromised
  • Catalase activity (reduced)
  • Cataracts
  • Cecal enlargement
  • Central nervous system lesions
  • Cerebellar agenesis
  • Cerebellar ataxia
  • Cerebellar coning (herniation)
  • Cerebral edema
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Cerebrovascular infarction
  • Ceruloplasmin (serum)-Reduced
  • Cheilitis
  • Chest pain
  • Chest tightness
  • Chewing constantly
  • Chewing uncoordinated
  • Cholangitis
  • Cholesterol ratio change
  • Cholinesterase-Reduced activity
  • Chondrodystrophy
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Chvostek sign
  • Circling
  • Circulatory failure
  • Cirrhosis
  • Choreoathetosis
  • Cleft palate/lip
  • Cloacal prolapse
  • Club foot
  • Clumsiness worsens
  • Coagulation/clotting time-Prolonged
  • Coagulopathy
  • Cognitive impairment/deficits
  • Collagen synthesis reduced
  • Collapse/fainting/syncope
  • Colloid depletion
  • Color vision loss (color blindness)
  • Coma
  • Concentration loss
  • Conception rate-Low
  • Confusion
  • Congenital malformations
  • Congestion (eyes)
  • Congestion (internal organs)
  • Congestion (pulmonary)
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Conjunctival edema (chemosis)
  • Consciousness changes
  • Consolidation (lungs)
  • Constipation
  • Convulsions (fits)
  • Copper accumulation in body tissues
  • Copper-Low plasma concentrations
  • Copper-Low liver concentrations
  • Corneal lesions
  • Coronary band inflammation
  • Cough
  • Cracks on palms of hands and soles of feet
  • Cranial nerve palsies
  • Creatine kinase (CK)
  • Creatinine-High blood concentrations
  • Cretinism
  • Crystalluria
  • Curled toe paralysis
  • Cyanosis
  • Cytochrome C in tissues (decreased amounts)
  • Cytochrome CYT P450 change
  • Cytokine-Increased activity.
  • Cytokine suppression
  • Cytotoxic effects
  • Deafness/hearing loss
  • Death
  • Decubital ulcers
  • Defecation frequency reduced
  • Dehydration
  • Delayed gastric emptying
  • Delirium
  • Delusions
  • Dementia
  • Demyelination nervous tissue
  • Dendriform pulmonary ossification
  • Dental abnormalities
  • Depression
  • Depth perception-Loss
  • Dermatitis
  • Dexterity loss
  • Diarrhea/scours
  • Dilated pupils/miosis
  • Diplopia
  • Disorientation (directional)
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
  • Dizziness
  • DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) damage
  • Dropped wings
  • Drowsiness
  • Dry mouth
  • Dullness
  • Duodenal ulcers
  • Dwarfism
  • Dysarthria
  • Dysgeusia
  • Dysmenorrhoea
  • Dysphagia
  • Dysphonia
  • Dyspnoea
  • Dyspraxia (speech impediment)
  • Dystocia
  • Ear drooping
  • ECG changes
  • Eczema
  • Edema
  • Egg production-Poor quality/reduced
  • Electrolyte imbalance
  • Emaciation
  • Embolism
  • Embryotoxicity
  • Emotional lability
  • Emphysema
  • Encephalopathy
  • Endomyocarditis
  • Endurance activity reduced
  • Enteropathy
  • Eosinophilia
  • Epigastric pain
  • Epiphyseal dysplasia
  • Epiphyseal plate widened
  • Epistaxis
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Erythema
  • Erythrocyte abnormalities
  • Erythrocytopenia
  • Erythropoiesis impaired
  • Eschar
  • Esophageal impaction
  • Esophagitis
  • Esophageal perforation
  • Estradiol hormone-Reduced synthesis
  • Estrus abnormalities
  • Excitability
  • Exhaustion
  • Exophthalmia
  • Exostosis
  • Expectoration
  • Extensor rigidity
  • Exudate formation
  • Eye irritation
  • Eyelid drooping
  • Facial deformity
  • Facial expression changes
  • Falling off perch
  • Falling to recumbency
  • Falls
  • Fanconi syndrome
  • Fasciculations
  • Fatigue
  • Fatty liver
  • Fat infiltration of muscle
  • Feather abnormalities
  • Fetal abnormalities
  • Fetal death rate increased
  • Fetal resorption
  • Fetal size reduced
  • Fever.
  • Fibrosis-Tissue
  • Fibrous osteodystrophy (replacement bone with fibrous tissue)
  • Fin and skin erosions
  • Fingernail changes
  • Flatus
  • Fluid losses
  • Flushes
  • Folic acid-Low in serum
  • Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)-Increased production
  • Food conversion efficacy reduced
  • Food intake decreased (anorexia
  • inappetence)
  • Food intake increased
  • Food utilization-Decreased
  • Foot pad changes
  • Forgetfulness
  • Fractures
  • Free radical formation
  • Fur chewing
  • Gait abnormalities
  • Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) increased activity
  • Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
  • Gangrene
  • Garlic smell on breath/alliaceous breath
  • Gastric achlorhydria
  • Gastric atrophy
  • Gastric carcinoma
  • Gastric hemorrhage
  • Gastric hyperkeratosis
  • Gastric hyperplasia
  • Gastrointestinal obstruction
  • Gastric pain
  • Gastric perforation
  • Gastric ulcers
  • Gastritis
  • Gastrointestinal dysfunction
  • Gastrointestinal fibrosis
  • Gastrointestinal inflammation and ulceration
  • Gastrointestinal tract desquamation/necrosis
  • Giant cell infiltration
  • Giddiness
  • Gill filament degeneration
  • Gingivitis
  • Gliosis
  • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)-Reduced
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Glossitis-Inflamed tongue
  • Glucose-6-phosphatase-Decreased
  • Glucose tolerance-Impaired
  • Glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase in serum (SGOT)
  • Glutamic pyruvic transaminase in serum (SGPT)-Increased
  • Glutathione peroxidase-In serum decreased activity
  • Glutathione peroxidase-In serum increased activity
  • Glycosuria
  • Goiter
  • Gout
  • Granulocytopenia
  • Granuloma formation
  • Growth impairment/retardation/poor weight gain
  • GSH-px blood concentration-Decreased
  • GSH-R blood concentration-Decreased
  • Gum disease
  • Hair coat changes
  • Halitosis
  • Hallucinations
  • Headaches
  • Head pressing
  • Head retention
  • Head shaking
  • Head tilt
  • Head tremors.