Metal Ions in Biological Systems
Publisher: CRC
Published: April 3, 1984
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780824771720
Subjects: Biochemistry; Science; Bio-Inorganic Chemistry; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - Inorganic; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Science / Chemistry / Inorganic; Calcium in the body; Calcium; Physiological effect
First sentence: On both an atom and weight basis, calcium, in the form of the ion Ca2+, is the most abundant metal ion and fifth (after H, O, C, and N) most abundant element in the body.