Disorders of mineral metabolism : edited by Felix Bronner, Jack W. Coburn. Vol.1. Trace minerals

Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, Volume I: Trace Minerals covers the pathophysiology of clinically relevant minerals and elements. This volume focuses on minerals whose average daily intake is under 50 mg. This text is composed of 12 chapters that tackle the clinical relevance and essentiality of various trace minerals in the human body, with particular emphasis on the disorders due to their abnormal metabolism. The trace mineral and elements considered in this volume include iron, coppers, zinc, lead, nickel, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, cadmium, aluminum, tin, lithium, and fluoride. Each chapter discusses the properties, body requirements, analysis, nutritional interactions, and toxicity of the mineral. This book will prove useful to biochemists, pathophysiologists, and workers in the medical field. Content: Contributors, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv List of Contributors, Pages xi-xii Preface, Pages xiii-xiv, Felix Bronner, Jack W. Coburn Contents of Other Volumes, Pages xv-xvi 1 - Iron, Pages 1-58, A. Jacobs, M. Worwood 2 - Copper, Pages 59-92, Norman Aspin, Andrew Sass-Kortsak 3 - Zinc in Human Nutrition, Pages 93-157, Harold H. Sandstead 4 - Lead, Pages 159-199, Robert A. Goyer 5 - Nickel, Pages 201-232, F. William Sunderman Jr. 6 - Manganese, Pages 233-270, Ismael Mena 7 - Chromium, Pages 271-294, K. MICHAEL HAMBIDGE 8 - Molybdenum, Pages 295-315, Paul W. Winston 9 - Cadmium, Pages 317-352, Lars Friberg, Tord Kjellström 10 - Aluminum and Tin, Pages 353-368, Allen C. Alfrey 11 - Lithium, Pages 369-438, Malcolm Cox, Irwin Singer 12 - Fluoride, Pages 439-483, Harold C. Hodge, Frank A. Smith Index, Pages 485-499 Abstract: A collection of 12 detailed overviews for health and nutrition scientists, prepared by authorities in their respective fields of study, addresses the role and involvement of specific trace elements in metabolic disorders. This treatise deals with trace elements the average daily intake of which is below 50 mg. Specific sections cover: iron, copper, lead, nickel, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, cadmium, aluminium, tin, lithium, fluoride, and the role of zinc in human nutrition. Emphasis is placed on physiological and pathophysiological principles, with the elements discussed being selected primarily because of their relationships to disease.(wz) [by] L. Sprague De Camp And Fletcher Pratt. See Currey's Bibliography Of First Printings, [p. 410]. See Reginald's Science Fiction And Fantasy: Checklist, 03995 (henry Holt, 1941 Edition).