Aluminium Toxicity in Infants' Health and DiseaseAluminium is the most abundant metal ion in the biosphere and we are continuously exposed to it in our everyday life through food, beverages, pharmaceutical products, etc. This book is a current and comprehensive review of the biochemistry, metabolism and toxicity of aluminium undertaken by an international group of authors, many of whom are outstanding authorities in their respective fields. In contrast with previous books on this topic, much of the subject matter is unique, in that it is primarily directed at aluminium nutrition and toxicity in infants and children. This book covers many aspects of aluminium toxicity in infants including for instance the embryo-fetal as well as the neurodevelopmental effects of this element, contamination of pharmaceutical products, and individual sensitivity through vaccines using aluminium as an adjuvant.This book will be especially useful to paediatricians, paediatric nephrologists & neurologists, nutritionists, toxicologists, biochemical toxicologists and postgraduate students. |
Contents
Aluminium26 as a Biological Tracer Using Accelerator | 16 |
Aluminium Toxicity Depends on the Metal Speciation | 40 |
Aluminium Metabolism | 54 |
Aluminium in Infancy | 85 |
Aluminium Toxicity in Infants | 95 |
Aluminiumrelated Bone Disease in Children with | 109 |
Aluminium and Antacids in Infants | 133 |
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A. C. Alfrey absorption of aluminium accelerator mass spectrometry acid adjuvants administration adults Al(III Al3+ albumin solutions aluminium absorption aluminium accumulation aluminium compounds aluminium contamination aluminium content aluminium hydroxide aluminium intoxication aluminium loading aluminium toxicity Alzheimer's disease amount of aluminium antacids binding biological bone aluminium calcium calcium gluconate cells chelating Chem chronic renal failure citrate Clin concentration decreased desferoxamine dietary dose drugs erythropoietin excretion G. L. Klein gastrointestinal tract gestation hemodialysis human Human serum albumin hypercalcemia increased infant formula ingested injection intake intestinal intravenous J. B. Cannata J. W. Coburn Kidney Int lactate Lancet ligands macrophages measured metabolism metal ion mice N. L. Miller neonates Nephrol Dial Transplant normal renal function Nutr oral osteomalacia patients Pediatr phosphate binders plasma aluminium levels protein R. B. Martin rats samples serum aluminium levels solubility sources of aluminium studies therapy tissue Toxicol transferrin ultrafiltration uptake urine vaccine µg/L µmol/l