1. Trace element status (Se, Cu, Zn) in healthy portuguese subjects of Lisbon population

   • P. A. Lopes
   • M. C. Santos
   • A. M. Viegas-Crespo

   Original Articles Pages: 1 - 17

2. Effect of chromium and zinc on insulin signaling in skeletal muscle cells

   • Edward Roshan Miranda
   • Chinmoy Sankar Dey

   Original Articles Pages: 19 - 36

3. Effect of hormone replacement therapy on the elemental contents of uterine tissue

   • M. D. Ynsa
   • F. J. Ager
   • T. Pinheiro

   Original Articles Pages: 37 - 46

4. Age-related changes of elements and relationships among elements in the common bile and pancreatic ducts

   • Yoshiyuki Tohno
   • Setsuko Tohno
   • Tokuko Omura

   Original Articles Pages: 47 - 60

5. Distribution patterns of trace metals and of lipid peroxidation in plasma and erythrocytes of rat exposed to aluminum

   • Chih-Hung Guo
   • Guoo-Shyng W. Hsu
   • Maw-Sheng Yeh

   Original Articles Pages: 61 - 71

6. Selenium protects cerebral ischemia in rat brain mitochondria

   • Mubeen Ahmad Ansari
   • Abdullah Shafique Ahmad
   • Fakhrul Islam

   Original Articles Pages: 73 - 86

7. Effect of bis(acetato)tetrakis(imidazole) copper(II) in delaying the onset and reducing the mortality rate of strychnine- and thiosemicarbazide—Induced convulsions

   • Abdul-Salam Abdul-Ghani
   • A. Latif Abu-Hijleh
   • Munir Qazzaz

   Original Articles Pages: 87 - 95