Biochemistry of the Essential Ultratrace Elements

The remarkable development of molecular biology has had its counterpart in an impressive growth of a segment of biology that might be described as atomic biology. The past several decades have witnessed an explosive growth in our knowledge of the many elements that are essential for life and maintenance of plants and animals. These essential elements include the bulk elements (hydro­ gen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur), the macrominerals (sodium, potas­ sium, calcium, magnesium, chlo...