Silicon in life: A bioinorganic solution to bioorganic essentiality

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 139-144

  Exley, Christopher ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium (in Biology); Biochemical Evolution; Catchment Acidification; Global Warming; Silicon (in Biology)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; SILICIC ACID; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0031864835     PISSN: 01620134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0162-0134(97)10010-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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