Biological roles of titanium |
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Authors: | Safie Yaghoubi Chad W Schwietert John P McCue |
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Institution: | (1) The Gibson Institute for Medical Research, Santa Rosa, CA;(2) Dominican College, San Rafael, CA;(3) San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA |
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Abstract: | Ti4+ in soil is a natural antibiotic mobilized by bacteria-generated H+. When added to the diet of young mice, Ti4+ enhanced their growth. These and observations of others indicate that Ti4+ has a variety of biological roles. |
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Keywords: | Titanium antibiotic nutrition |
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