On the mechanisms underlying the essentiality of silicon -interactions with aluminium and copper

Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Volumn 149, Issue , 1996, Pages 231-240

  Birchall, J D ^a   Bellia, J P ^b   Roberts, N B ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Collagen; Copper; Excretion; Silicic acid; Silicon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030541821     PISSN: 00108545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0010-8545(96)90028-4     Document Type: Article

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