1. Difference of mineral contents in human intervertebral disks and its age-related change

   • Setsuko Tohno
   • Yoshiyuki Tohno
   • Masa-oki Yamada

   Original Articles Pages: 117 - 124

2. Zinc supplementation aggravates body fat accumulation in genetically obese mice and dietary-obese mice

   • Ming-Der Chen
   • Pi-Yao Lin
   • Wen-Han Lin

   Original Articles Pages: 125 - 132

3. Inhibition of L-threonine intestinal absorption in rabbits by cadmium

   • José Emilio Mesonero
   • María-Carmen Rodriguez Yoldi
   • María-Jesús Rodriguez Yoldi

   Original Articles Pages: 133 - 142

4. Cadmium-induced excretion of urinary lipid metabolites, DNA damage, glutathione depletion, and hepatic lipid peroxidation in sprague-dawley rats

   • D. Bagchi
   • M. Bagchi
   • S. J. Stohs

   Original Articles Pages: 143 - 154

5. An improved method for estimating original mineral contents in excavated bone using sulfur

   • Masa-oki Yamada
   • Takeshi Minami
   • Yoshiyuki Tohno

   Original Articles Pages: 155 - 161

6. Role of lipid peroxidation in iron-induced cellular calcium overload

   • Leopold J. Anghileri
   • Philippe Maincent
   • Pierre Thouvenot

   Original Articles Pages: 163 - 169

7. Tissue manganese levels and liver pyruvate carboxylase activity in magnesium-deficient rats

   • Mieko Kimura
   • Mayumi Ujihara
   • Katsuhiko Yokoi

   Original Articles Pages: 171 - 179

8. Distribution of aluminum in different brain regions and body organs of rat

   • D. Julka
   • R. K. Vasishta
   • K. D. Gill

   Original Articles Pages: 181 - 192

9. Lipid peroxidation in rats administrated with mercuric chloride

   • Y. L. Huang
   • S. L. Cheng
   • T. H. Lin

   Original Articles Pages: 193 - 206

10. Conference announcements

    Announcement Pages: 207 - 207