LEADER 03158nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910643217503321 005 20230213211835.0 010 $a1-282-34584-2 010 $a9786612345845 010 $a0-470-51332-2 010 $a0-470-51333-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000724776 035 $a(EBL)470471 035 $a(OCoLC)609849381 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000309521 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11257931 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309521 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10282655 035 $a(PQKB)11534018 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470471 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000724776 100 $a19860214d1986 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSilicon biochemistry$b[electronic resource] 210 $aChichester [West Sussex] ;$aNew York $cWiley$d1986 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 225 1 $aCiba Foundation symposium ;$v121 300 $aEditors: David Evered (organizer) and Maeve O'Connor. 300 $aBased on the Symposium on Silicon Biochemistry, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 17-19 September 1985. 300 $a"A Wiley-Interscience publication." 311 $a0-471-91025-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aSilicon 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 327 $aEffects 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; Index of contributors; Subject index 330 $aSilicon is the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust, and is found in water, plants and organisms. The contributors decribe how silica gets into and out of organisms and discuss how essential or harmful silicon or silicon-based compounds are in higher animals. 410 0$aCiba Foundation symposium ;$v121. 606 $aSilicon$xPhysiological effect$vCongresses 606 $aOrganosilicon compounds$vCongresses 606 $aSilicon in the body$vCongresses 615 0$aSilicon$xPhysiological effect 615 0$aOrganosilicon compounds 615 0$aSilicon in the body 676 $a574.19 676 $a574.19214 701 $aEvered$b David$0857127 701 $aO'Connor$b Maeve$0284912 712 12$aSymposium on Silicon Biochemistry$f(1985 :$eCiba Foundation) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910643217503321 996 $aSilicon biochemistry$93007416 997 $aUNINA