1. Significance of zinc in nephrotoxicity of contrast media used in imaging diagnostics of the cardiovascular system

   • Sławomir Tubek
   • Iwona Tubek

   Short Review Pages: 1 - 5

2. Zinc inhibits nonheme iron bioavailability in humans

   • M. Olivares
   • F. Pizarro
   • M. Ruz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 14

3. Zinc ions efflux from lymphocytes in vitro in the presence of a calcium and magnesium ionic environment and its changes following administration of verapamil

   • Sławomir Tubek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 21

4. Age-related changes of elements in thoracic and abdominal aortas and coronary, common carotid, pulmonary, splenic, common iliac, and uterine arteries and relationships in elements among their arteries

   • Nutcharin Ongkana
   • Setsuko Tohno
   • Yoshiyuki Tohno

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 38

5. Role of zinc in regulation of arterial blood pressure and in the etiopathogenesis of arterial hypertension

   • Sławomir Tubek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 51

6. The influence of melatonin and N-acetylcysteine in δ-aminolevulinic acid and lead induced genotoxicity in lymphocytes in vitro

   • A. Üstundag
   • Y. Duydu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 64

7. Potential involvement of serine/threonine protein phosphatases in apoptosis of HepG2 cells during selenite treatment

   • Handan Ak Celik
   • Fatih Kircelli
   • Himet Hakan Aydin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 75

8. Effect of sodium selenosulfate on restoring activities of selenium-dependent enzymes and selenium retention compared with sodium selenite in vitro and in vivo

   • Dungeng Peng
   • Jinsong Zhang
   • Qinliang Liu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 88

9. Ytterbium and trace element distribution in brain and organic tissues of offspring rats after prenatal and postnatal exposure to ytterbium

   • Liuxing Feng
   • Xiao He
   • Zhiyong Zhang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 104

10. Effects of selenium and tellurium on the activity of selenoenzymes glutathione peroxidase and Type I iodothyronine deiodinase, trace element thyroid level, and thyroid hormone status in rats

    • Vladislav Eybl
    • Dana Kotyzová
    • Eystein Glattre

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 114

11. Analysis of tissue cadmium distribution in chronic cadmium-exposed mice using in-air micro-PIXE

    • T. Nagamine
    • K. Nakazato
    • K. Arakawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 126

12. Decreased β-adrenoceptor chronotropic response in selenium-deficient mice

    • Ricardo M. Gómez
    • Natalia Pacienza
    • Leonor Sterin-Borda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 138

13. Potential ofVinca rosea extracts in modulating trace element profile

    • Bidhan Mohanta
    • Mathummal Sudarshan
    • Anindita Chakraborty

    OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 151

14. Award of Klaus Schwarz medals to leaders in selenium research

    Announcement Pages: 153 - 153