| Description |
xii, 488 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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Strungmann Forum reports |
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Strüngmann Forum reports.
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| Contents |
Contents note continued: 11.Impact of Lifestyle on Metal Exposure, Homeostasis, and Associated Diseases / George V. Dedoussis -- 12.Obesity, Trace Metals, and Infection / Jerome O. Nriagu -- 13.Metals in Host--Microbe Interaction: The Host Perspective / Inga Wessels -- Metals in the Environment as Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases -- 14.Selenium and Mercury: Their Interactions and Roles in Living Organisms / Tamara Garcia-Barrera -- 15.New Technologies Using Trace Metals of Concern / Elisabeth G. Pacyna -- 16.The Promise of Nanometals: Reducing Infection and Increasing Biocompatibility / Thomas J. Webster -- 17.Metals in the Environment as Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases: Gaps and Opportunities / John M. Pettifor -- Methods and Technologies for Analyzing Trace Metals in Biological Systems -- 18.Emerging Strategies in Metalloproteomics / Peter-Leon Hagedoorn -- 19.Measuring Metals in Complex Biological Systems / J. Sabine Becker -- |
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Contents note continued: 20.Methods and Technologies for Studying Metals in Biological Systems / Richard B. Thompson |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Eric P. Skaar -- Host-Microbe Interactions: The Microbe Perspective -- 2.Is Metal Uptake Related to Ecological Niche in the Vertebrate Host? / Anthony B. Schryvers -- 3.Competition for Metals among Microbes and Their Host / Jeffrey N. Weiser -- 4.The Fate of Intracellular Metal Ions in Microbes / Michael E. P. Murphy -- 5.Common Mechanisms of Bacterial Metal Homeostasis / James A. Imlay -- 6.Intervention Strategies for Metal Deficiency and Overload / Lihong Zhang -- 7.Trace Metals in Host-Microbe Interactions: The Microbe Perspective / Jeffrey N. Weiser -- Host-Microbe Interactions: The Host Perspective -- 8.Metal Homeostasis during Development, Maturation, and Aging: Impact on Infectious Diseases / Inga Wessels -- 9.Impact of Metals on Immune Response and Tolerance, and Modulation of Metal Metabolism during Infection / Gunter Weiss -- 10.Metal-Based Antiparasitic Therapeutics / Gonzalo Visbal -- |
| Summary |
Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Communicable diseases.
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Trace elements -- Environmental aspects.
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Trace elements -- Toxicology.
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Trace Elements -- toxicity.
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Communicable Diseases.
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| Author |
Nriagu, Jerome O., editor
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Skaar, Eric P. (Eric Patrick), editor
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| LC no. |
2014039756 |
| ISBN |
9780262029193 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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