Trace Elements and Iron in Human Metabolism

✍ Scribed by Ananda Shiva Prasad M.D., Ph.D. (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 396
• Series: Topics in Hematology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Each year, it becomes more apparent that trace elements play an important role in human metabolism. The concept is no longer new. The literature on the subject is voluminous. Dr. Prasad, who has been interested in this field for many years, has undertaken the enormous task of bringing our knowledge together in a comprehensive fashion. This monograph should prove very informative and extremely useful to everyone who is concemed with human disease and with the maintenance of good health. His coverage of the subject is broad. Because ofthe importance of iron, in addition to "trace" elements, in human metabolism and nutrition, a chapter dealing with iron has been included. Maxwell M. Wintrobe, M.D. vii PREFACE It has been known for several decades that many elements are present in living tissues, but it was not possible to measure their precise concentra­ tions until recently. They were therefore referred to as occurring in "trace" amounts, and this practice led to the use of the term "trace elements." Although techniques now available are such that virtually alI trace elements can be determined with reasonable accuracy, the designation "trace ele­ ments" remains in popular usage.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Chromium....Pages 3-15
Copper....Pages 17-54
Fluoride....Pages 55-62
Iodine....Pages 63-75
Iron....Pages 77-157
Magnesium....Pages 159-189
Manganese....Pages 191-201
Newer Trace Elements....Pages 203-214
Selenium....Pages 215-250
Zinc....Pages 251-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Cadmium....Pages 349-362
Lead....Pages 363-370
Mercury....Pages 371-381
Back Matter....Pages 383-392

✦ Subjects

Hematology