Aluminum and renal failure

Author(s): Marc E. de Broe, Patrick C. D’Haese (auth.), Marc E. de Broe, Jack W. Coburn (eds.) | Publisher: Springer | Year: 1990 | Language: English | Pages: 378 | Size: 7 MB | Extension: pdf

Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Historical survey of aluminum-related diseases....Pages 1-6
Chemistry of aluminum....Pages 7-26
The metabolism of aluminum....Pages 27-39
Intestinal absorption of aluminum....Pages 41-56
Aluminium determination in biological samples....Pages 57-73
Quality control of aluminum measurements....Pages 75-85
Pathophysiologic mechanisms of aluminum toxicity: Aluminum-induced bone disease....Pages 87-108
Aluminum encephalopathy: Experimental vs human....Pages 109-125
Alzheimer’s disease: Aluminum and fibrinous proteins....Pages 127-137
Aluminium interaction with macromolecules and membranes....Pages 139-153
Cellular and subcellular localization of aluminium: Histochemistry....Pages 155-166
Cellular and subcellular localization of aluminum....Pages 167-177
Experimental models of aluminum toxicity....Pages 179-187
Sources of aluminum....Pages 189-201
Unusual sources of aluminum....Pages 203-211
Experimental aluminum induced bone disease....Pages 213-230
Aluminum induced bone disease: Clinical features....Pages 231-240
Aluminum induced bone disease: Histology....Pages 241-247
Dialysis encephalopathy....Pages 249-257
Other clinical syndromes associated with aluminum....Pages 259-265
Aluminum toxicity in childhood....Pages 267-274
Occupational exposure to aluminum and its compounds and their health effects....Pages 275-285
The diagnosis of aluminium toxicity....Pages 287-308
Deferoxamine therapy of aluminum toxicity in dialysis patients....Pages 309-323
Alternative phosphate binders for aluminium hydroxide....Pages 325-343
Risk factors for aluminum toxicity and its prevention....Pages 345-367
Back Matter....Pages 369-378