1. Selenium Significantly Inhibits Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Abdominal Fat Accumulation in OLETF Rats via Induction of Fatty Acid β-Oxidation

   • Ji Eun Kim
   • Sun Il Choi
   • Dae Youn Hwang

   OriginalPaper 18 October 2012 Pages: 360 - 370

   

2. T-2 Toxin Contamination in Grains and Selenium Concentration in Drinking Water and Grains in Kaschin–Beck Disease Endemic Areas of Qinghai Province

   • Li-Yan Sun
   • Qiang Li
   • Li-Hua Wang

   OriginalPaper 03 July 2012 Pages: 371 - 375

   

3. In Vitro Influences of TiO₂ Nanoparticles on Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Tissue Culture

   • Mahnaz Mandeh
   • Mansoor Omidi
   • Mahdi Rahaie

   OriginalPaper 31 July 2012 Pages: 376 - 380

   

4. The Effect of Titanium Amendment in N-Withholding Nutrient Solution on Physiological and Photosynthesis Attributes and Micronutrient Uptake of Tomato

   • Maryam Haghighi
   • Salman Heidarian
   • Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

   OriginalPaper 04 August 2012 Pages: 381 - 390

   

5. Reactions of Airway Epithelial Cells to Birch Pollen Grains Previously Exposed to In Situ Atmospheric Pb Concentrations: A Preliminary Assay of Allergenicity

   • Anne-Pauline Bellanger
   • Floriane Bosch-Cano
   • Nadine Bernard

   BriefCommunication 16 August 2012 Pages: 391 - 395

   

6. Living Target of Ce(III) Action on Horseradish Cells: Proteins on/in Cell Membrane

   • Guangmei Yang
   • Zhaoguo Sun
   • Xiaohua Huang

   OriginalPaper 10 October 2012 Pages: 396 - 402

   

7. Pyridine-Functionalized Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles as a Novel Sorbent for the Preconcentration of Lead and Cadmium Ions in Tree Leaf as a Bioindicator of Urban Traffic Pollution

   • Omid Sayar
   • Hamid Reza Lotfi Zadeh Zhad
   • Najmeh Tavassoli

   OriginalPaper 17 June 2012 Pages: 403 - 410

   

8. Preparation and Characterization of Artificial Antigens for Cadmium and Lead

   • Tao Xi
   • Haibo Xing
   • Pei Zhou

   OriginalPaper 07 June 2012 Pages: 411 - 417

   

9. Metal-Binding Activity of the Soluble Recombinant Pig Metallothionein 1A Expressed in Escherichia coli

   • Dongbo Sun
   • Hong Zhang
   • Jun Bao

   OriginalPaper 05 July 2012 Pages: 418 - 423

   

10. Zinc Inhibits High Glucose-Induced Apoptosis in Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells

    • Xiuli Zhang
    • Dan Liang
    • Jianfei Ma

    OriginalPaper 25 July 2012 Pages: 424 - 432

    

11. The Dual-Effects of LaCl₃ on the Proliferation, Osteogenic Differentiation, and Mineralization of MC3T3-E1 Cells

    • Dandan Liu
    • Jinchao Zhang
    • MengSu Yang

    OriginalPaper 14 August 2012 Pages: 433 - 440

    

12. Selenium Protects Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Inhibition of Osteoblastic Differentiation by Suppressing Oxidative Stress and ERK Signaling Pathway

    • Hongmei Liu
    • Weixia Bian
    • Kaixun Huang

    OriginalPaper 15 August 2012 Pages: 441 - 450

    

13. Efflux of Glutathione and Glutathione Complexes from Human Erythrocytes in Response to Inorganic Arsenic Exposure

    • Deniz Yildiz
    • Yeliz Cakir

    OriginalPaper 14 August 2012 Pages: 451 - 459

    

14. Zinc Inhibits Apoptosis and Maintains NEP Downregulation, Induced by Ropivacaine, in HaCaT Cells

    • Evangelos Kontargiris
    • Athina Vadalouka
    • Vasiliki Kalfakakou

    OriginalPaper 16 September 2012 Pages: 460 - 466

    

15. Growth Control in Colon Epithelial Cells: Gadolinium Enhances Calcium-Mediated Growth Regulation

    • Durga Attili
    • Brian Jenkins
    • James Varani

    OriginalPaper 19 September 2012 Pages: 467 - 476

    

16. Biphasic Dose-Dependent Effect of Lithium Chloride on Survival of Human Hormone-Dependent Breast Cancer Cells (MCF-7)

    • Muralidharan Suganthi
    • Gopalakrishnan Sangeetha
    • Bhaskaran Ravi Sankar

    OriginalPaper 07 October 2012 Pages: 477 - 486

    

17. A Comparison of the Biological Activities of Human Osteoblast hFOB1.19 Between Iron Excess and Iron Deficiency

    • Guo-yang Zhao
    • Li-ping Zhao
    • You-jia Xu

    OriginalPaper 10 October 2012 Pages: 487 - 495

    

18. Interleukin-6 and Lipopolysaccharide Modulate Hepcidin mRNA Expression by Hepg2 Cells

    • Pia Villarroel
    • Solange Le Blanc
    • Miguel Arredondo

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2012 Pages: 496 - 501

    

19. Aluminum Induces Osteoblast Apoptosis Through the Oxidative Stress-Mediated JNK Signaling Pathway

    • Xinwei Li
    • Yanfei Han
    • Yanfei Li

    OriginalPaper 13 October 2012 Pages: 502 - 508

    

20. Influence of Trace Elements on Stabilization of Aqueous Solutions of Ascorbic Acid

    • Barbara Dolińska
    • Aneta Ostróżka-Cieślik
    • Florian Ryszka

    BriefCommunication Open access 26 October 2012 Pages: 509 - 512