Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1956
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: E Underwood
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 2 1 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 0 1 4 - 9
Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition focuses on trace elements and their nutritional significance to humans and domestic animals. The trace elements covered include copper,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteTrace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition focuses on trace elements and their nutritional significance to humans and domestic animals. The trace elements covered include copper, molybdenum, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, manganese, iodine, fluorine, selenium, aluminum, arsenic, barium, strontium, boron, bromine, silicon, and vanadium. This book is organized into 13 chapters and begins with an overview of the trace element concept, the mode of action of trace elements, and the use of spectrochemical methods for the detection and estimation of t ace metals in biological materials. The next chapters explore in more detail the importance of trace elements in human and animal nutrition, touching on topics such as absorption and excretion in the body, deficiency, and toxicity. The book concludes by discussing the interrelationships between plants, man and his domestic animals, and the soil, with emphasis on the link between trace element deficiencies and health. An account of factors influencing the trace element contents of plants is also given. Finally, qualitative and quantitative differences in the trace element requirements of plants and animals are described. This book is intended for nutritionists and those who plan to specialize in nutrition.
PrefaceChapter 1. Introduction I. The Trace Element Concept II. The Development of Knowledge of the Trace Elements III. Mode of Action of the Trace Elements IV. Trace Element Interactions ReferencesChapter 2. Iron I. Historical Background II. The Total Iron Content of the Body and Its Distribution III. Iron in Blood IV. The Forms and Amounts of Iron in Tissues and Secretions V. Absorption VI. Excretion VII. Iron Deficiency VIII. Requirements for Iron IX. Sources of Iron in Foods and Dietaries ReferencesChapter 3. Copper I. Historical Background II. Copper in Animal Tissues and Secretions III. Copper in Blood IV. Absorption and Excretion V. Manifestations of Deficiency and Functions of Copper VI. Copper Requirements VII. Copper in the Nutrition of Man VIII. Copper Toxicity ReferencesChapter 4. Molybdenum I. Historical Background II. Molybdenum in Animal Tissues and Fluids III. Absorption and Excretion IV. Molybdenum Toxicity V. Molybdenum-Copper Interrelations VI. Molybdenum and Xanthine Oxidase VII. Distribution of Molybdenum in Foods ReferencesChapter 5. Cobalt I. Historical Background II. Cobalt Deficiency in Ruminants III. Cobalt in the Nutrition of Man and other Nonruminants IV. Cobalt Content of Animal Tissues and Fluids V. Cobalt Absorption and Excretion VI. Cobalt Polycythemia and Cobalt Toxicity VII. Vitamin B12 ReferencesChapter 6. Nickel I. Nickel in the Body II. Absorption and Excretion III. Nickel in Foods and Human Dietaries IV. Nickel Toxicity ReferencesChapter 7. Zinc I. Historical Background II. Zinc in Animal Tissues and Organs III. Zinc in Blood IV. The Zinc Content of Milk V. Zinc Deficiency in Animals VI. Zinc in Human Nutrition VII. Absorption and Excretion VIII. Zinc Toxicity ReferencesChapter 8. Manganese I. Historical Background II. Manganese in Animal Tissues and Secretions III. Manganese in Mammalian Nutrition IV. Manganese in Avian Nutrition V. Absorption and Excretion VI. Manganese Toxicity ReferencesChapter 9. Iodine I. Historical Background II. Iodine in Animal Tissues and Fluids III. Physiological Functions of Iodine and the Thyroid Hormone IV. Iodine Metabolism V. Iodine Requirements VI. Sources of Iodine VII. Goitrogenic Substances in Food ReferencesChapter 10. Fluorine I. Introduction II. Fluorine as an Essential Element in Nutrition III. Chronic Fluorosis of Livestock IV. Fluorine in Human Nutrition V. Fluorine and Enzyme Action VI. Fluorine and Thyroid Activity ReferencesChapter 11. Selenium I. "Alkali Disease" and "Blind Staggers" of Livestock II. Selenium in Plant Materials Used as Foods III. Selenium in Animal Tissues and Products IV. Absorption and Excretion of Selenium V. Selenium in Human Nutrition ReferencesChapter 12. Aluminum, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Bromine, Silicon, Strontium, and Vanadium I. Aluminum II. Arsenic III. Barium and Strontium IV. Boron V. Bromine VI. Silicon VII. Vanadium ReferencesChapter 13. Soil-Plant-Animal Interrelationships I. Soil Relations in Human Nutrition II. Factors Influencing the Trace Element Contents of Plants III. Qualitative and Quantitative Differences in the Trace Element Requirements of Plants and Animals IV. The Complexity of Soil-Plant-Animal Interrelationships ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1956
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 442
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124312166
- eBook ISBN: 9780323150149
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