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Gerd Bendz
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Institute of Chemistry, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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Ingvar Lindqvist
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Department of Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Vera Runnström-Reio
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Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Silicosis and Other Diseases Caused by Silicon Compounds
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Biological and Pharmacological Effects of Organo-Silicon Compounds
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Front Matter
Pages 393-393
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- Robert R. LeVier, Michael L. Chandler, Samuel R. Wendel
Pages 473-514
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Structural and Analytical Aspects of Organosilicon Compounds
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Front Matter
Pages 521-521
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- Jörgen Vessman, Carl-Gustaf Hammar, Björn Lindeke, Signhild Strömberg, Robert LeVier, Ron Robinson et al.
Pages 535-558
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Discussion and Summary
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Front Matter
Pages 559-559
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- Gerd Bendz, Ingvar Lindqvist, Vera Runnström-Reio
Pages 577-586
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Back Matter
Pages 587-591
About this book
Silicon chemistry was initiated in 1823 by Berzelius who prepared elemental silicon. In many ways silicon was considered a typical opposite of carbon, although the two elements are closely related as to their electronic structure, both having four valence electrons. The properties of their compounds are, however, extreme ly different. Both form extended structures, but in different ways - carbon by covalent carbon-carbon bonds; silicon by polar silicon- -oxygen-silicon bonds. The complex carbon compounds are integral parts of all living matter, plants and animals. The corresponding silicon compounds build up a major part of dead matter, soils and minerals. As recently as twenty years ago the title of this Symposium, "BiOChemistry of Silicon", would have been considered as contradictio in adjecto. However, the development in the field has, during the past fifteen years, been overwhelming and has convinced us that silicon is a necessary element in the life processes, for animals as well as for plants. Interesting therapeutical uses have been suggested, but we have also become increasingly aware of serious occupational diseases - asbestosis and silicosis - and of possible cancerogenic effects. It is our hope that this volume will give some idea about various aspects of silicon compounds which were discussed during the Symposium.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Chemistry, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Gerd Bendz
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Department of Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Ingvar Lindqvist
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Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Vera Runnström-Reio