The control factors of mineral metabolism is a very complicated phenomenon. In the unicellular animals the mechanism is relatively simple and is probably carried out by adjusting the permeability of the cell membrane. But in the higher animals and human beings, although this primitive system persists, yet a lot of other factors have stepped in, as a result of which, [...]
It has been noted that the salts are more important for our life than food. Salt starvation will bring about an earlier death than food starvation. In animals natural salt deficiency never takes place, enough being present in food. In man also total salt deficiency is never seen under natural conditions but partial deficiency or deficiency of individual elements or [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Brief Life History of Sulphur 2. Distribution of Sulphur 3. Source 4. Functions 5. Excretion. Brief Life History of Sulphur: Sulphur metabolism may be divided into two parts: i. Exogenous, and ii. Endogenous. i. Exogenous: The inorganic sulphates of food cannot be utilised for building tissue proteins. They are excreted as such: [...]