Silicon balance in human volunteers; A pilot study to establish the variance in silicon excretion versus intake

• Main Authors: Supannee Pruksa, Atitaya Siripinyanond, Jonathan J. Powell, Ravin Jugdaohsingh
• Other Authors: Loei Rajabhat University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Nursing
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34323
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Accumulating evidence suggests a role for silicon in optimal connective tissue health. Further proof of its importance/essentiality may be provided by studies involving imposed depletion followed by 29Si challenge to estimate metabolic balance. Prior to conducting these expensive studies...