A comprehensive review of the role of all trace elements in fetal and neonatal development here is possible at only the most superficial level. Therefore two trace elements, zinc and manganese, are used to exemplify the concepts involved. The points to be made are, first, that maternal dietary trace element deficiencies can affect fetal and neonatal development at several levels of organization...

Trace element levels are associated with the incidence of osteoporotic fractures, but related mechanisms remain unknown. Trace elements may interfere with growth, development and maintenance of bones. Therefore, we investigated whether plasma trace element levels are associated with bone mineral density in elderly males in Beijing. After epidemiologically investigating 91 elderly males with age...