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UNINA9910146099903321 |
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Silicon biochemistry [[electronic resource]] |
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Chichester [West Sussex] ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1986 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-34584-2 |
9786612345845 |
0-470-51332-2 |
0-470-51333-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 121 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EveredDavid |
O'ConnorMaeve |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Silicon - Physiological effect |
Organosilicon compounds |
Silicon in the body |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Editors: David Evered (organizer) and Maeve O'Connor. |
Based on the Symposium on Silicon Biochemistry, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 17-19 September 1985. |
"A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Silicon biochemistry; Contents; Participants; General introduction; Sources and speciation of aluminium and silicon in natuial waters; Introduction to silicon chemistry and biochemistry; Structural aspects of biogenic silica; Silicification by diatoms; Silica in higher plants; General discussion; A primer on organosilicon chemistry; Silicon as an essential trace element in animal nutrition; Biological implications of the interaction (via silanol groups) of silicon with.metal ions; Aluminosilicates and the ageing brain: implications for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease |
Effects of silica on lung collagenUrinary and serum silicon in normal and uraemic individuals; Silica and oesophageal cancer; Biocompatibility of silicates for medical use; Final general discussion; |
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