1. Mercury and selenium concentrations in maternal and neonatal scalp hair

   • Ibrahim B-A. Razagui
   • Stephen J. Haswell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 19

2. Evaluation of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase enzymes and their cofactors in egyptian children with down’s syndrome

   • Nagwa A. Meguid
   • Naglaa M. Kholoussi
   • Hanan H. Afifi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 28

3. Dietary boron supplementation enhances the effects of estrogen on bone mineral balance in ovariectomized rats

   • Matilda H.-C. Sheng
   • L. Janette Taper
   • K.-H. William Lau

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 45

4. Concentration of 17 trace elements in serum and whole blood of plains viscachas (Lagostomus maximus) by ICP-MS, their reference ranges, and their relation to cataract

   • R. Forrer
   • Ch. Wenker
   • H. Lutz

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 62

5. High arsenic intake raises kidney copper and lowers plasma copper concentrations in rats

   • Shiguang Yu
   • Anton C. Beynen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 70

6. Consequences of long-term selenium-deficient diet on the prostacyclin and thromboxane release from rat aorta

   • Annekathrin Haberland
   • Katrin Neubert
   • Ingolf Schimke

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 78

7. Binding of mineral elements to locust bean gum influences availability in vitro

   • Douwina Bosscher
   • Harry Robberecht
   • Hendrik Deelstra

   OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 92