title: Trace elements in unconventional animals: A 40-year experience.
abstract: The role of trace elements in animal health has attracted increasing interest in recent years. The essentiality and toxicity of these elements have been extensively investigated in humans, laboratory animal models and partially in domestic animals, whereas little is known about trace element metabolism in most living organisms. Forty years ago our research started on Cd metabolism in molluscs, thereafter expanding to Zn, Cu, and Fe metabolism in many unconventional animal species of veterinary interest. This review summarizes the main results obtained over this long period of time: some of the findings are original and have not been published to date. They are discussed in more detail and compared with data obtained in conventional animals, including man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carpenè
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andreani
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064 Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: gloria.isani@unibo.it.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Isani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D002104:Cadmium; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc
keywords: Cadmium; Copper; Iron; Trace elements; Unconventional animals; Zinc