1. Conference calendar

   Announcements Pages: iii - iv

2. Role of Liv-52 in protection against beryllium intoxication

   • Seema Mathur

   OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 215

3. Metabolic relevance of selenium in the insectCorcyra cephalonica

   • K. Lalitha
   • P. Rani
   • Vasanthy Narayanaswami

   OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 233

4. Variations in plasma zinc in older men and women

   • Laura Giles
   • Helen Smiciklas-Wright
   • Janice Derr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 243

5. Effect of pentoxifylline on CdCl₂-induced nephrotoxicity in the rat

   • Toshiaki Shibasaki
   • Hirofumi Nakano
   • Osamu Sakai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 251

6. Blood plasma concentrations of microelements in endurance trained volunteers during hypokinesia and chronic hyperhydration

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

   OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 267

7. Effects of chronic lead and cadmium exposure on blood pressure in occupationally exposed workers

   • M. Schuhmacher
   • M. A. Bosque
   • J. Corbella

   OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 278

8. Chromium and chronic ascorbic acid depletion effects on tissue ascorbate, manganese, and¹⁴C retention from¹⁴C-ascorbate in guinea pigs

   • Carol D. Seaborn
   • Nancy Cheng
   • Barbara J. Stoecker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 294

9. High dietary aluminum affects the response of rats to silicon deprivation

   • Carol D. Seaborn
   • Forrest H. Nielsen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 295 - 304

10. Alteration of spermatozoal structure and trace metal profile of testis and epididymis of rat under chronic low-level X-ray irradiation

    • J. Chatterjee
    • K. De
    • A. K. Das

    OriginalPaper Pages: 305 - 319

11. Interaction of trace elements in a longitudinal study of human milk from full-term and preterm mothers

    • Laura Perrone
    • Liliana Di Palma
    • Renata Moro

    OriginalPaper Pages: 321 - 330

12. Vanadium compounds

    • Ana M. Cortizo
    • Viviana C. Salice
    • Susana B. Etcheverry

    OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 339

13. Effects of brewer's yeast on glucose tolerance and serum lipids in Chinese adults

    • Yi-Ching Li

    OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 347