Biological and therapeutic effects of ortho-silicic acid and some ortho-silicic acid-releasing compounds: New perspectives for therapy

Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jurkić, Lela Munjas ^a   Cepanec, Ivica ^b   Pavelić, Sandra Kraljević ^a   Pavelić, Krešimir ^a  

^a University of Rijeka   (Croatia)

^b PharmaS Ltd   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Orthosilicic acid; Silicon; Therapeutic and biological effects; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ORTHO SILICIC ACID; POTASSIUM SILICATE; SILICATE; SILICATE SODIUM; SILICIC ACID; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BONE MINERALIZATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HAIR; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NAIL; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; SKIN; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84871977564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17437075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-10-2     Document Type: Review

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