Table of Contents

Preface. Underwood Memorial Lecture. I: Cellular and Molecular Biology of Trace Elements. Trace Elements Cellular Metabolisms. Trace Elements and Oxidative Stress. Transport, Speciation and Distribution of Trace Elements. II: Human Physiology and Status of Trace Elements. Trace Elements in Food Chains, Diets and Intakes. Trace Elements Bioavailability. Trace Element Status. Trace Elements in Pregnancy, Lactation, Growth. Trace Elements in Exercise and Extreme Conditions. Trace Elements in Aging. Epidemiology of Trace Elements. III: Trace Elements in Human Diseases. Diabetes. Cardiovascular Diseases and Oxidative Stress. Other Human Diseases. Trace Element Toxicity and Environmental Exposure. IV: Trace Elements in Animals. V: Individual Trace Element. Iron. Selenium. Copper. Zinc. Boron. VI: Trace Element Analyses. List of Participants. Author Index. Keyword Index.