1. Role of trace elements in primary arterial hypertension

   • Sławomir Tubek

   Short Review Pages: 1 - 5

2. Relationship among placental cadmium, lead, zinc, and copper levels in smoking pregnant women

   • Türkan Kutlu
   • A. Alev Karagozler
   • Engin M. Gozukara

   Original Articles Pages: 7 - 17

3. Assessment of copper and lipid profile in obese children and adolescents

   • S. C. V. C. Lima
   • R. F. Arrais
   • L. F. C. Pedrosa

   Original Articles Pages: 19 - 29

4. Relationship among TNF-α, sICAM-1, and selenium in presurgical patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms

   • Anna M. Witkowska
   • Maria H. Borawska
   • Marek Gacko

   Original Articles Pages: 31 - 40

5. Levels of selenium, zinc, copper, and antioxidant enzyme activity in patients with leukemia

   • X. L. Zuo
   • J. M. Chen
   • G. Y. Mei

   Original Articles Pages: 41 - 53

6. Gender differences in selected zinc metabolism parameters in patients with mild primary arterial hypertension

   • Sławomir Tubek

   Original Articles Pages: 55 - 63

7. Selected zinc metabolism parameters in relation to insulin, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and blood pressure in healthy subjects

   • Slawomir Tubek

   Original Articles Pages: 65 - 72

8. Micronutrients and macronutrients and parameters of antioxidative ability in saliva of women

   • Emilia Kolarzyk
   • Agata Pietrzycka
   • Agnieszka Ostachowska-Gąsior

   Original Articles Pages: 73 - 84

9. Cerium depresses endocardial endothelial cell-mediated proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts

   • Leena Kuruvilla
   • Chandrasekharan Cheranellore Kartha

   Original Articles Pages: 85 - 92

10. Acrodermatitis enteropathica

    • Ijaz S. Jamall
    • Khairoon M. Ally
    • Shafaq Yusuf

    Original Articles Pages: 93 - 105

11. Changes of heavy metal concentrations in cross-sections of human femur head

    • Barbara Brodziak-Dopierala
    • Jerzy Kwapulinski
    • Mariusz Bogunia

    Original Articles Pages: 107 - 114

12. Potential role of serum magnesium measurement as a biomarker of acute Falciparum malaria infection in adult patients

    • I. H. Garba
    • G. A. Ubom

    Original Articles Pages: 115 - 120

13. Estimation of serum zinc and copper in children with acute diarrhea

    • R. Arora
    • S. Kulshreshtha
    • P. Sharma

    Original Articles Pages: 121 - 126

14. Urinary zinc excretion is normalized in primary arterial hypertension after perindopril treatment

    • Sławomir Tubek

    Original Articles Pages: 127 - 133

15. Differences in selected zinc metabolism parameters in obese and normal-weight hypertensive patients following treatment with spironolactone

    • Sławomir Tubek

    Original Articles Pages: 135 - 141

16. In vitro study of elements in herbal remedies

    • K. Szentmihályi
    • M. Hajdú
    • M. Then

    Original Articles Pages: 143 - 150

17. Trace elements in human tendons and ligaments

    • Tsukasa Kumai
    • Gen Yamada
    • Mike Benjamin

    Original Articles Pages: 151 - 161

18. Stimulation effect of lithium on the metabolic activity of liver tissue mitochondria measured by microcalorimetry

    • Hui-Rong Li
    • Cai-Qin Qin
    • Yi Liu

    Original Articles Pages: 163 - 173

19. Effects of α-tocopherol on serum trace and major elements in rats with bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

    • Semiha Dede
    • Handan Mert
    • Yeter Deger

    Original Articles Pages: 175 - 184

20. Effect of sulfite exposure on zinc, iron, and copper levels in rat liver and kidney tissues

    • Vural Kucukatay
    • Sebahat Turgut
    • Huseyin Bagci

    Original Articles Pages: 185 - 195

21. Effect of sodium selenite-enriched reperfusion solutions on rat cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury

    • Robyn Lymbury
    • Kylie Venardos
    • Anthony V. Perkins

    Original Articles Pages: 197 - 206

22. Effect of iodine supplement on iodine status and 5′-deiodinase activity in the brain of neonatal rats with iodine deficiency

    • Nianqing Liu
    • Aijun Zuo
    • Zhifang Chai

    Original Articles Pages: 207 - 215

23. Teniasis

    • Ali Celiksoz
    • Eser Kilic
    • Recep Saraymen

    Original Articles Pages: 217 - 223

24. Urinary yttrium excretion and effects of yttrium chloride on renal function in rats

    • Satsuki Hayashi
    • Kan Usuda
    • Koichi Kono

    Original Articles Pages: 225 - 235

25. Chromium (III) Propionate and dietary fructans supplementation stimulate erythrocyte glucose uptake and beta-oxidation in lymphocytes of rats

    • Tomasz Kuryl
    • Zbigniew Krejpcio
    • Halina Staniek

    Original Articles Pages: 237 - 248

26. Metallothionein expression and tissue metal kinetics after partial hepatectomy in mice

    • Hrvoje Jakovac
    • Damir Grebic
    • Biserka Radošević-Stašic

    Original Articles Pages: 249 - 268

27. Zinc supplementation to protein-deficient diet in CO-exposed mice decreased fetal mortality and malformtion

    • Yasmin H. Neggers
    • Jarnail Singh

    Original Articles Pages: 269 - 279

28. Effect of supplemental magnesium on the kidney levels of cadmium, zinc, and copper of mice exposed to toxic levels of cadmium

    • Danijela Djukić-Ćosić
    • Milica Ninković
    • Vesna Matović

    Original Articles Pages: 281 - 291

29. Study on the toxic mechanism of La³⁺ to Escherichia coli

    • Liu Peng
    • Xiao Hongyu
    • Liu Yi

    Original Articles Pages: 293 - 299

30. Interaction of an organic selenium compound with human serum albumin

    • Shao-Fa Sun
    • Ling-Li Pan
    • Yi Liu

    Original Articles Pages: 301 - 311

31. Differences in the binding modes of phytochelatin to cadmium (II) and Zinc(II) ions

    • Rinya Kobayashi
    • Etsuro Yoshimura

    Original Articles Pages: 313 - 318