Proceedings of the Third International Workshop Neuherberg, Federal Republic of Germany, April 1984

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- Session I: SELENIUM METABOLISM -- Selenium Metabolism and Function in Man and Animals -- Discussion Plenary. Lecture Session I -- Session II: SELENIUM IN NUTRITION -- Effects of Selenium Intake in Man at High Dietary Levels of Seleniferous Areas of Venezuela -- Discussion Plenary Lecture. Session II - 1 -- Consequences of Low Se-Intake for Man -- Discussion Plenary Lecture. Session II - 2 -- Intake of Zn, Mn, and Se by Adult Females - A Total Diet Study -- Discussion Session. Session II - 3 -- Session III: SELENIUM ANALYSIS -- Se-Analysis in Biological Materials -- Discussion Plenary Lecture. Session III - 1 -- The Selenium Content in Milk as an Indicator of the Selenium Status of Cows -- Assessment of Selenium Status in Patients Receiving Long-Term Total Parenteral Nutrition -- Selenium in Nutrition -- The Selenium of Mushrooms -- Selenium Status in Patients with Juvenile Chronic Arthritis -- Zinc, Copper, Selenium and Glutathione Peroxidase in Plasma and Erythrocytes of Down's Syndrome (Trisomy 21) Patients. Interpretation of some Variations -- Trace Elements in Human Pancreas -- Determination of Selenium in Human Tissue Samples Using Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Based on Zeeman Effect Background Correction -- An Interlaboratory Survey of the Determination of Selenium in Blood: A Preliminary Report -- Accuracy of the Selenium Determination in Body Fluids Using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry -- Discussion Session III - 2 -- Chromium Revisited -- Discussion Session III - 3 -- Session IV: MANGANESE IN NUTRITION AND MEDICINE -- Nutritional Aspects of Manganese -- Discussion Plenary Lecture. Session XV - 1 -- Interaction Between Mn, Zn and Ca in Pigs -- Discussion Session IV - 2 -- Session V: SPECIATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS -- A Structure and Function Correlation of Metal - Thiolate Proteins -- Discussion Plenary Lecture. Session V - 1 -- A New Chemical Reaction System for Flow Through Analysis and Post Column