Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition

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Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition Fourth Edition explores the physiological roles of trace elements in human and animal nutrition. It looks at the needs tolerances and interactions of trace elements with each other and with other nutrients and compounds and it explores how deficient toxic or imbalanced intakes of such elements lead to biochemical and pathological changes. It also describes ways of diagnosing and addressing such aberrant intakes of trace elements along with their principal sources. Organized into 20 chapters this volume begins with an overview of the nature of trace elements and their mode of action including iron copper molybdenum cobalt nickel manganese zinc cadmium chromium iodine selenium fluorine mercury vanadium silicon lead and arsenic. It then discusses the presence of these elements in animal tissues and fluids along with their metabolism functions and toxicity. It also considers other elements such as aluminum antimony barium boron bromine germanium lithium rubidium silver strontium tin titanium and zirconium. The book concludes with an analysis of the interrelationships among soil plants and animals. This book should be a valuable resource for students and chemists.