Ultratrace elements in nutrition: Current knowledge and speculation

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 251-274

  Nielsen, Forrest H ^a,b  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Arsenic; Boron; Chromium; Nickel; Silicon; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BORON; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; FLUORINE; GERMANIUM; INSULIN; IODINE; LEAD; LITHIUM; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; SILICON; TIN; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCIUM METABOLISM; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; LIPID METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031927379     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1998)11:2/3<251::AID-JTRA15>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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