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3.2 The Role of Dose-Response Trials in Predicting Trace Element Deficiency Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

M. Phillippo
M. Phillippo*
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Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB2 9SB
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The symptoms of trace element deficiency arise from the combined effects of the different lesions provoked within the animal body. Since a variety of different lesions have been described, many of which affect inter-related systems, it is not surprising that diverse symptoms may arise even from the one trace element deficiency; nor that similar symptoms may be caused by deficiencies of different trace elements. The major effects of trace element deficiencies on body functions have been outlined in Table 3.2.1 (from Underwood, 1980).

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3. Predicting Trace Element Disorders
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 7: Trace Elements in Animal Production and Veterinary Practice , 1983 , pp. 51 - 59
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1983

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