1. Titanium, Sinusitis, and the Yellow Nail Syndrome

   • Fredrik Berglund
   • Björn Carlmark

   OriginalPaper Open access 01 September 2010 Pages: 1 - 7

2. Frequent Consumption of Selenium-Enriched Chicken Meat by Adults Causes Weight Loss and Maintains Their Antioxidant Status

   • Santiago Navas-Carretero
   • Marta Cuervo
   • J. Alfredo Martínez

   OriginalPaper 01 September 2010 Pages: 8 - 19

   

3. Evaluation of Essential Trace and Toxic Elements in Biological Samples of Normal and Night Blindness Children of Age Groups 3–7 and 8–12 Years

   • Hassan Imran Afridi
   • Tasneem Gul Kazi
   • Sirajuddin

   OriginalPaper 04 September 2010 Pages: 20 - 40

4. The Effect of Age and Gender on 59 Trace-Element Contents in Human Rib Bone Investigated by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

   • Sofia Zaichick
   • Vladimir Zaichick
   • Irina R. Moskvina

   OriginalPaper 14 September 2010 Pages: 41 - 57

5. Evaluation of Oxidative Stress in Autism: Defective Antioxidant Enzymes and Increased Lipid Peroxidation

   • Nagwa A. Meguid
   • Ahmed A. Dardir
   • Adel Hashish

   OriginalPaper 16 September 2010 Pages: 58 - 65

6. A Trace Metal Survey of Non-Occupationally Exposed Gauteng Residents

   • Kerry Wilson
   • Danuta Kielkowski
   • Ina Naik

   OriginalPaper 28 September 2010 Pages: 66 - 78

7. Serum Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Chronic Endemic Fluorosis

   • Banu Kale Koroglu
   • Ismail Hakki Ersoy
   • Mehmet Numan Tamer

   OriginalPaper 14 September 2010 Pages: 79 - 86

8. Association of Dental Fluorosis with Polymorphisms of Estrogen Receptor Gene in Chinese Children

   • Yue Ba
   • Huizhen Zhang
   • Liuxin Cui

   OriginalPaper 18 September 2010 Pages: 87 - 96

9. Environmental Lead Exposure Among Children in Chengdu, China, 2007–2009

   • Hua Shi
   • Yong-mei Jiang
   • Hui Yang

   OriginalPaper 02 October 2010 Pages: 97 - 102

10. Chromium and Manganese Levels in Biological Samples of Normal and Night Blindness Children of Age Groups (3–7) and (8–12) Years

    • Hassan Imran Afridi
    • Tasneem Gul Kazi
    • Mohammad Balal Arain

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2010 Pages: 103 - 115

11. Distribution of Copper, Iron, and Zinc in Biological Samples (Scalp Hair, Serum, Blood, and Urine) of Pakistani Viral Hepatitis (A–E) Patients and Controls

    • Nida Fatima Kolachi
    • Tasneem Gul Kazi
    • Mohammad Balal Arain

    OriginalPaper 25 September 2010 Pages: 116 - 130

12. Effect of Lead Ion on the Function of the Human Ether-À-Go-Go-Related Gene K⁺ Channel

    • Jiemin Zhou
    • Gang Hu

    OriginalPaper 02 October 2010 Pages: 131 - 142

    

13. Ensemble Modeling Coupled with Six Element Concentrations in Human Blood for Cancer Diagnosis

    • Hui Chen
    • Chao Tan
    • Tong Wu

    OriginalPaper 05 October 2010 Pages: 143 - 152

    

14. Determination of Arsenic in Scalp Hair of Children and its Correlation with Drinking Water in Exposed Areas of Sindh Pakistan

    • Tasneem G. Kazi
    • Jameel A. Baig
    • Faheem Shah

    OriginalPaper 21 October 2010 Pages: 153 - 162

15. Blood Selenium Status in Normal Punjabi Population of Pakistan

    • Farrakh M. Alvi
    • Mohammad Anwar Chaudhri
    • Shahida Hasnain

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2010 Pages: 163 - 166

16. Zinc and Iron Concentration and SOD Activity in Human Semen and Seminal Plasma

    • Urszula Marzec-Wróblewska
    • Piotr Kamiński
    • Jacek Michałkiewicz

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2010 Pages: 167 - 177

17. Calcium Supplements: an Additional Source of Lead Contamination

    • Sohaila Rehman
    • Mohammad Adnan
    • Lubna Shaheen

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2010 Pages: 178 - 187

    

18. Trace Elements in Obese Turkish Children

    • Mehmet Emre Tascilar
    • Ilker Tolga Ozgen
    • Osman Aykut

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2010 Pages: 188 - 195

19. Status of Toxic Metals in Biological Samples of Diabetic Mothers and Their Neonates

    • Nida Fatima Kolachi
    • Tasneem Gul Kazi
    • Mohammad Balal Arain

    OriginalPaper 21 October 2010 Pages: 196 - 212

    

20. Magnesium Intake and its Relevance with Antioxidant Capacity in Korean Adults

    • Yun-Jung Bae
    • Mi-Kyeong Choi

    OriginalPaper 27 October 2010 Pages: 213 - 225

21. Evaluation of Molybdenum Status of Cows: The Use of Blood Plasma and Milk as Indicators Under Semi-Arid Environmental Conditions in Punjab, Pakistan

    • Zafar Iqbal Khan
    • Kafeel Ahmad
    • Nasra Raza

    BriefCommunication 12 October 2010 Pages: 226 - 230

    

22. Trophic Transfer and Dietary Mineral Intake of Essential Elements in Thunnus albacares and Katsuwonus pelamis from the Eastern Pacific

    • Jorge Ruelas-Inzunza
    • Brisa Vega-Sánchez
    • Federico Páez-Osuna

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2010 Pages: 231 - 239

    

23. Study on Zn Relative Concentration and State in Sheep Duodenum by XAFS

    • Meixia Sui
    • Haixia Liu
    • Dasen Liu

    OriginalPaper 17 September 2010 Pages: 240 - 250

    

24. Changes of Relative Weight and Cell Cycle, and Lesions of Bursa of Fabricius Induced by Dietary Excess Vanadium in Broilers

    • Wei Cui
    • Hengmin Cui
    • Bangyuan Wu

    OriginalPaper 10 September 2010 Pages: 251 - 260

    

25. Comparison of Different Forms of Dietary Selenium Supplementation on Growth Performance, Meat Quality, Selenium Deposition, and Antioxidant Property in Broilers

    • YongXia Wang
    • XiuAn Zhan
    • Dong Yuan

    OriginalPaper 14 September 2010 Pages: 261 - 273

26. Effects of Lanthanum Chloride Administration on Detouring Learning in Chicks

    • Yi Che
    • Rui Xing
    • Xinghong Jiang

    OriginalPaper 28 September 2010 Pages: 274 - 280

    

27. Metallothionein as Potential Biomarker of Cadmium Exposure in Persian Sturgeon (Acipenser persicus)

    • Fatemeh Shariati
    • Abbas Esaili Sari
    • Mohammad Pourkazemi

    OriginalPaper 30 October 2010 Pages: 281 - 291

    

28. Dynamic Changes of CD4⁺CD25⁺ Regulatory T Cells in NOD.H-2^h4 Mice with Iodine-Induced Autoimmune Thyroiditis

    • Haibo Xue
    • Weiwei Wang
    • Weiping Teng

    OriginalPaper 07 September 2010 Pages: 292 - 301

    

29. The Mechanism of Cordyceps sinensis and Strontium in Prevention of Osteoporosis in Rats

    • Wei Qi
    • Pu-jie Wang
    • Wei Lei

    OriginalPaper 28 August 2010 Pages: 302 - 309

    

30. Studies on Scavenger Receptors under Experimental Hypercholesterolemia: Modulation on Selenium Supplementation

    • Harmandeep Kaur
    • Mohinder P. Bansal

    OriginalPaper 18 September 2010 Pages: 310 - 319

    

31. Acute Phase Expression Pattern of ZnTs, LC3, and Beclin-1 in Rat Hippocampus and Its Regulation by 3-Methyladenine Following Recurrent Neonatal Seizures

    • Hong Ni
    • Xing Feng
    • Xi-ru Wu

    OriginalPaper 14 September 2010 Pages: 320 - 331

    

32. Kinetics of Tissue Iron in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Rats

    • Marin Tota
    • Hrvoje Jakovac
    • Biserka Radošević-Stašić

    OriginalPaper 16 September 2010 Pages: 332 - 343

    

33. The Influence of Oral Magnesium Sulfate on Skin Microvasculature Blood Flow in Diabetic Rats

    • Ali Heidarianpour
    • Efat Sadeghian
    • Farzad Nazem

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2010 Pages: 344 - 350

    

34. The Correlation Among the Dynamic Change of Zn²⁺, ZnT-1, and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor After Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

    • Yansong Wang
    • Xifan Mei
    • Gang Lv

    OriginalPaper 14 September 2010 Pages: 351 - 358

    

35. Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Field Decreased Calcium, Zinc and Magnesium Levels in Costa of Rat

    • Refik Ulku
    • Mehmet Zulkuf Akdag
    • Suleyman Dasdag

    OriginalPaper 25 September 2010 Pages: 359 - 367

    

36. The Cardiac Copper Chaperone Proteins Sco1 and CCS are Up-Regulated, but Cox 1 and Cox4 are Down-Regulated, by Copper Deficiency

    • Jean Getz
    • Dingbo Lin
    • Denis M. Medeiros

    OriginalPaper 28 September 2010 Pages: 368 - 377

    

37. Effects of Aluminum Exposure on Bone Mineral Density, Mineral, and Trace Elements in Rats

    • Xinwei Li
    • Chongwei Hu
    • Zhigang Zhang

    OriginalPaper 01 October 2010 Pages: 378 - 385

    

38. Effects of Ellagic Acid on Copper, Zinc, and Biochemical Values in Serum and Liver of Experimental Cholestatic Rats

    • Metehan Gümüş
    • Hatice Yüksel
    • Mustafa Aldemir

    OriginalPaper 30 September 2010 Pages: 386 - 393

    

39. Effects of Zinc Supplementation and Deficiency on Bone Metabolism and Related Gene Expression in Rat

    • Jian-Yi Sun
    • Jian-Feng Wang
    • Xiao-Yan Weng

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2010 Pages: 394 - 402

    

40. Hemoglobin Regeneration Efficiency in Anemic Rats: Effects on Bone Mineral Composition and Biomechanical Properties

    • Alexandre Rodrigues Lobo
    • Eduardo Henrique Szpak Gaievski
    • Célia Colli

    OriginalPaper 12 October 2010 Pages: 403 - 411

    

41. Protection Against Adriamycin-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Carnosine in Rats: Role of Endogenous Antioxidants

    • Nurcan Dursun
    • Eylem Taşkın
    • Figen Öztürk

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2010 Pages: 412 - 424

    

42. Prevention of Selenite-Induced Cataractogenesis by an Ethanolic Extract of Cineraria maritima: An Experimental Evaluation of the Traditional Eye Medication

    • Thirugnanasambandhar Sivasubramanian Anitha
    • Thangaraj Annadurai
    • Pitchairaj Geraldine

    OriginalPaper 15 October 2010 Pages: 425 - 436

    

43. The Impairment of Liver DNA Conformation and Liver Apoptosis of Mice Caused by CeCl₃

    • Yuguan Ze
    • Jie Cheng
    • Fashui Hong

    OriginalPaper 19 October 2010 Pages: 437 - 445

    

44. Fluoride-Induced Oxidative Stress in Three-Dimensional Culture of OS732 Cells and Rats

    • Hui Liu
    • Jing-chun Sun
    • Guang-sheng Li

    OriginalPaper 23 October 2010 Pages: 446 - 456

    

45. The Redox Status in Rats Treated with Flaxseed Oil and Lead-Induced Hepatotoxicity

    • Ahmed E. Abdel-Moneim
    • Mohamed A. Dkhil
    • Saleh Al-Quraishy

    OriginalPaper 20 October 2010 Pages: 457 - 467

    

46. Cerium Relieves the Inhibition of Chlorophyll Biosynthesis of Maize Caused by Magnesium Deficiency

    • Min Zhou
    • Xiaolan Gong
    • Hong Fashui

    OriginalPaper 27 August 2010 Pages: 468 - 477

    

47. Determination and Evaluation of the Mineral Composition of Obi (Cola acuminate)

    • Valdinei S. Martins
    • Raildo M. de Jesus
    • Sérgio L. C. Ferreira

    OriginalPaper 14 September 2010 Pages: 478 - 488

    

48. Effect of Organic Ligands on Accumulation of Copper in Hyperaccumulator and Nonaccumulator Commelina communis

    • Haiou Wang
    • Guangrong Zhong

    OriginalPaper 15 September 2010 Pages: 489 - 499

    

49. Exogenously Treated Mammalian Sex Hormones Affect Inorganic Constituents of Plants

    • Serkan Erdal
    • Rahmi Dumlupinar

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2010 Pages: 500 - 506

50. Silicon Improves the Tolerance of Wheat Seedlings to Ultraviolet-B Stress

    • Xiaoqin Yao
    • Jianzhou Chu
    • Wenyue Geng

    OriginalPaper 30 September 2010 Pages: 507 - 517