This volume offers an account of the state of knowledge of the roles of selected trace elements in health and disease. It describes the effects of the micronutrients on intrauterine growth and development; on cognitive development; haematological status; vascular and skeletal health, brain, muscle, thyroid and immune function; and cancer incidence. It also deals with particular inborn errors of metabolism, as well as with the problems encountered in diagnosing micronutrient deficiencies.
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This volume offers an account of the state of knowledge of the roles of selected trace elements in health and disease. It describes the effects of the micronutrients on intrauterine growth and development; on cognitive development; haematological status; vascular and skeletal health, brain, muscle, thyroid and immune function; and cancer incidence. It also deals with particular inborn errors of metabolism, as well as with the problems encountered in diagnosing micronutrient deficiencies.
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