Trace Elements in Man and Animals--9: Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals

Trace Elements in Man and Animals--9: Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals
ISBN-10
0660164043
ISBN-13
9780660164045
Category
Medical
Pages
677
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
NRC Research Press
Author
National Research Council Canada

Description

Presents papers from an international meeting of specialists from a variety of disciplines sharing an interest in trace elements. The papers are organized into broad categories covering such topics as trace element interactions in the food supply and nutrition; trace elements and genetic regulation; trace elements in pregnancy and lactation; assessment of trace element status; kinetic modelling; trace elements in the environment and food supply; trace elements, brain function, and behaviour; membrane function and cell signalling; analytical, experimental, and isotopic techniques; ethics of trace element research; defining trace element requirements of infants; trace element intervention studies; trace elements and animal production, free-radical mediated disease, and food and nutrition policy; analytical quality control; infection and immune function; trace element binding proteins; trace elements in growth and metabolism; mechanisms of trace element toxicity; and metabolic and physiological consequences of trace element deficiencies.

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