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Science 16 January 1970:
Vol. 167. no. 3916, pp. 279 - 280
DOI: 10.1126/science.167.3916.279
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Silicon: A Possible Factor in Bone Calcification

Edith M. Carlisle 1

1 School of Public Health, University of California, Los A ugeles 90024

Silicon, a relatively unknown trace element in nutritional research, has been uniquely localized in active calcification sites in young bone. Silicon increases directly with calcium at relatively low calcium concentrations and falls below the detection limit at compositions approaching hydroxyapatite. It is suggested that silicon is associated with calcium in an early stage of calcification.


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