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Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Endocrine Diseases

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Clinical Nutrition of the Essential Trace Elements and Minerals

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The endocrine system is classically subdivided into six secretory organs — the pituitary/hypothalamus, thyroid, adrenal, parathyroid, pancreas, and gonads. Most of these produce more than one hormone. Singly and in combination, they modulate many systems and processes in the body. Other tissues also produce hormones and could appropriately be considered as part of the endocrine system, e.g., gut and kidney. The thyroid’s dependence on iodine is the most important interaction between trace metals and endocrine disease and receives the most extensive coverage in this chapter. The parathyroids are essential to calcium homeostasis and their role is also discussed in detail. Most of the remaining endocrine systems have a relatively minor relationship with trace elements and minerals.

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  1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA

    John D. Bogden PhD

  2. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, ND, USA

    Leslie M. Klevay MD, SD in Hyg

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Dunn, J.T. (2000). Trace Element and Mineral Nutrition in Endocrine Diseases. In: Bogden, J.D., Klevay, L.M. (eds) Clinical Nutrition of the Essential Trace Elements and Minerals. Nutrition ◊ and ◊ Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-040-7_13

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