1. Vanadate as factor of cardiovascular regulation by interactions with the catecholamine and nitric oxide systems

   • Marco Carmignani
   • Anna Rita Volpe
   • Mario Felaco

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 12

2. Magnesium levels in plasma, erythrocyte, and platelet in hypertensive and normotensive patients with type II diabetes mellitus

   • Francesco Corica
   • Riccardo Ientile
   • Domenico Ceruso

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 21

3. A case-control study on selenium, zinc, and copper in plasma and hair of subjects affected by breast and lung cancer

   • Lino Piccinini
   • Paola Borella
   • Alessandra Zoboli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 30

4. Selenium, zinc, and thyroid hormones in healthy subjects

   • Oliviero Olivieri
   • Domenico Girelli
   • Roberto Corrocher

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 41

5. Chemical form of selenium greatly affects metal uptake and responses by cultured human lymphocytes

   • Paola Borella
   • Annalisa Bargellini
   • Cristina Incerti Medici

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 54

6. Impaired peripheral zinc metabolism in patients with senile dementia of probable Alzheimer’s type as shown by low plasma concentrations of thymulin

   • Federico Licastro
   • Lizabeth Jane Davis
   • Nicola Fabris

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 62

7. Trace element content in human milk during lactation of preterm newborns

   • Elvira Aquilio
   • Roberta Spagnoli
   • Gianfranco Spennati

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 70

8. Trace elements in hair of healthy children sampled by age and sex

   • Laura Perrone
   • Renata Moro
   • Giancarlo Gialanella

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 76

9. Aluminum speciation and morphological differentiation in murine neuroblastoma cells

   • Paolo Zatta
   • Pamela Zambenedetti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 85

10. Effect of zinc supplementation on metallothionein, copper, and zinc concentration in various tissues of copper-loaded rats

    • P. Irato
    • G. C. Sturniolo
    • V. Albergoni

    OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 96

11. Toxic levels of selenium in enzymes and selenium uptake in tissues of a marine fish

    • Laura Tallandini
    • Rodolfo Cecchi
    • Yuanxung Zhang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 106

12. Effects of different levels of dietary zinc on the gilthead,Sparus aurata during the growing season

    • Rossella Serra
    • Gloria Isani
    • Emilio Carpené

    OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 116

13. Trace metal biomonitoring in the soil and the leaves ofQuercus ilex in the urban area of Naples

    • A. Alfani
    • G. Bartoli
    • A. Virzo De Santo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 131