trace el·e·ments

elements present in minute amounts in the body, many of which are essential in metabolism or for the manufacture of essential compounds, for example, Zn, Se, V, Ni, Mg, Mn.

Synonym(s): microelements, microminerals

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trace el·e·ments

(trās el'ĕ-mĕnts)

Elements present in minute amounts in the body (e.g., Zn, Se, V, Ni, Mg, Mn), many of which are essential in metabolism or for the manufacture of essential compounds.

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trace elements

Dietary minerals required only in tiny amounts to maintain health. They include zinc, copper, chromium and selenium, and are rarely deficient except under unusual circumstances such as artificial feeding.

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Trace elements

A group of elements that are present in the human body in very small amounts but are nonetheless important to good health. They include chromium, copper, cobalt, iodine, iron, selenium, and zinc. Trace elements are also called micronutrients.

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Trace elements such as Cu, Fe and Li are needed in a very little concentration for many physiological functions.

Short Communication - A Study on the Correlation of Serum Electrolytes and Trace Elements along with Associated Risk Factors in Diarrheic Buffalo and Cattle Calves

Several researchers described the significance of trace elements (minerals), which increased the alertness of minerals in such plants [2].

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ICP-MS was used for the analytical determination of trace elements in both commercially available white maize flour and the maize grown at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

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Trace elements are also involved in key metabolic events such as respiration, photosynthesis, and fixation and assimilation of some major nutrients (Kabata-Pendias and Pendias, 1991).

Status of Selenium and Trace Elements in some Arid Soils Cultivated with Forage Plants: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia

Some trace elements have potential to expand the lattice parameters of the synthetic apatite crystal cell along the a-axis such as ferrous (Fe2+), ferric (Fe3+), strontium (Sr2+) and zinc ions (Zn2+) (molar fraction >10%) whereas it shrinks with silicate (SiO44-), carbonate (CO32-), magnesium (Mg2+), Zn2+ (molar fraction < 10%) and titanium ions (Ti4+).SiO44-, CO32-, Zn2+, Fe2+, Fe3+ and strontium ions (Sr2+) can increase the lattice parameters along the c-axis, decreased by Mg2+, nickelous (Ni2+), chromic (Cr3+), cobaltous (Co2+) and Ti4+.

Influence of trace elements on dental enamel properties: A review

Posterior cord syndrome can be caused by systemic diseases, such as syphilis and deficiency of cobalamin and trace elements, such as copper, zinc, and aluminum.

Posterior Cord Syndrome and Trace Elements Deficiency as an Uncommon Presentation of Common Variable Immunodeficiency

It also has been proven that the individuals with diabetes mellitus have almost half the level of manganese in their blood as compared to those who are normal.12 It is speculated that trace elements might have specific roles in the pathogenesis and progression towards type-2 diabetes mellitus.

URINARY EXCRETION OF ZINC, CHROMIUM, COBALT AND MANGANESE IN HEALTHY ADULTS

The reason of present study is to appraise abundance and distribution of major and trace elements of groundwater and soils of Taluka Khairpur.

Hydrochemical Analysis and Evaluation of Groundwater Quality and Agriculture Soil of Khairpur Taluka, Sindh, Pakistan

Reference to chemical analysis, the ingredients in tea are very complicated which may be due to soil chemistry or processing with tanning substances like flavonols, alkaloids, protein, amino acids, enzymes, aroma, vitamins and trace elements [5-8].

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN SOME FOODSTUFFS AVAILABLE IN PAKISTAN; REFERENCE TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION STANDARDS

The order uses the company's proprietary VE Technology sampling system to provide a fast and uniquely accurate method of detecting trace elements, such as mercury in the LNG liquification process.

CUI Global secures first North American order for mercury trace element detector units