BioMetals: A historical and personal perspective

BioMetals

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-390

  Silver, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Copper; Iron; Magnesium; Mercury; Nutrient metals; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOMETAL; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; COPPER; ELEMENT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL DERIVATIVE; METAL ION; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANIMAL; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PLANT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79960003556     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-011-9417-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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