In this manuscript, we describe medical applications of each first-row transition metal
including nutritional, pharmaceutical, and diagnostic applications. The 10 first-row transition …

At least 20 elements of the periodic table are essential to humans, but understanding their
biochemistry presents many challenges. The genetic codes for metals such as iron, copper …

Which elements are essential for human life? Here we make an element-by-element journey
through the periodic table and attempt to assess whether elements are essential or not, and …

Featuring contributions from 29 internationally recognized experts, this book offers a timely,
authoritative look at ionic complexes in medicine. Metal ions are currently used in …

Metal ions are required for many critical functions in humans. Scarcity of some metal ions
can lead to disease. Well-known examples include pernicious anemia resulting from iron …

Working from basic chemical principles, Metals in Medicine, 2nd Edition describes a wide
range of metal-based agents for treating and diagnosing disease. Thoroughly revised and …

Metals dominate the inorganic side of the universe. In fact, out of the 98 naturally occurring
elements identified so far, 71 are metals and the rest are non-metals or metalloids …

< p>< italic> Bioinorganic Chemistry</italic> starts with an introduction. The text then moves
on to look at bio-elements in the periodic table, the alkaline and alkaline earth metals. The …

The Clinical Significance of the Essential Biological Metals covers the six trace minerals
necessary for human survival, namely zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum, chromium …

Abstract 150 years after Mendeleev created his periodic table of 63 elements, now is the
time to explore its impact on our understanding of life itself and the discovery of new …