1. Conference calendar

   Announcements Pages: iii - iv

2. Trace-elements status in camels

   • B. Faye
   • M. Bengoumi

   ReviewPaper Pages: 1 - 11

3. The accumulation of the rare earth elements and of scandium in successive needle age classes of Norway spruce

   • Armin Wyttenbach
   • Patrik Schleppi
   • Leonhard Tobler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 29

4. The longitudinal distribution of cadmium, zinc, copper, iron, and metallothionein in the small-intestinal mucosa of rats after administration of cadmium chloride

   • Bernd Elsenhans
   • Karl Kolb
   • Wolfgang Forth

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 46

5. Ascorbic acid feeding of rats reduces copper absorption, causing impaired copper status and depressed biliary copper excretion

   • Gerrit J. Van den Berg
   • Shiguang Yu
   • Anton C. Beynen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 58

6. Evaluation of zinc in the regulation of serum T₃ and T₄ levels and hepatic functions in carbontetrachloride-intoxicated rats

   • A. Goel
   • D. Dhawan
   • S. Kheruka

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 68

7. Effect of ischemia/reperfusion sequence on cytosolic iron status and its release in the coronary effluent in isolated rat hearts

   • Charles Coudray
   • Sylvie Pucheu
   • Alain Favier

   OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 75

8. Inhibition of lipid peroxidation by a new family of iron chelators

   • Samar Rachidi
   • Charles Coudray
   • Alain Favier

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 87

9. Mercury determination in blood by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

   • Suresh K. Aggarwal
   • Michael Kinter
   • David A. Herold

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 102

10. Supplementation with selenium and human immune cell functions

    • Martin Roy
    • Lidia Kiremidjian-Schumacher
    • Günther Stotzky

    OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 114

11. Supplementation with selenium and human immune cell functions

    • Lidia Kiremidjian-Schumacher
    • Martin Roy
    • Günther Stotzky

    OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 127

12. Determination of aluminum levels in the kidney, liver, and brain of mice treated with aluminum hydroxide

    • Gönül Şahin
    • I. Varol
    • S. Duru

    OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 135

13. Calcium loading and renal function in trained subjects during restriction of muscular activity and chronic hyperhydration

    • Yan G. Zorbas
    • Youri F. Federenko
    • Konstantin A. Naexu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 156

14. Elevation of hepatic levels of metallothionein during experimental carcinogenesis

    • Atsushi Takeda
    • Haruna Tamano
    • Shoji Okada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 164

15. Refrigeration of blood samples prior to separation is essential for the accurate determination of plasma or serum zinc concentrations

    • Tsunenobu Tamura
    • Kelley E. Johnston
    • Robert L. Goldenberg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 173

16. Endogenous excretion and true absorption of cobalt as affected by the oral supply of cobalt

    • M. Kirchgessner
    • Susanne Reuber
    • M. Kreuzer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 189

17. Effect of selenite and selenate on rat liver nuclear 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine (T₃) receptor

    • Julius Brtko
    • Peter Filipčík

    OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 199

18. Application of electron energy loss spectroscopy and electron spectroscopic imaging to aluminum development in biological tissue

    • Xuezheng Xie
    • Robert A. Yokel
    • William R. Markesbery

    Erratum Pages: 200 - 200