Nutritional aspects of manganese homeostasis

JL Aschner, M Aschner - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Manganese (Mn) is an essential mineral. It is present in virtually all diets at low
concentrations. The principal route of intake for Mn is via food consumption, but in
occupational cohorts, inhalation exposure may also occur (this subject will not be dealt with
in this review). Humans maintain stable tissue levels of Mn. This is achieved via tight
homeostatic control of both absorption and excretion. Nevertheless, it is well established that
exposure to high oral, parenteral or ambient air concentrations of Mn can result in elevations …