Sulfur: Its clinical and toxicologic aspects

Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-61

  Komarnisky, Lioudmila A ^a   Christopherson, Robert J ^a   Basu, Tapan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal and human health; Environment; Metabolism; Sulfur; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSPASM; FAUNA; FIELD EMISSION; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; IONIZATION; LUNG RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REVIEW; SEA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037219338     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(02)00833-X     Document Type: Article

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