Component
Oligomeric silicic acid
Context-specific entity; species, compartment and exposure are stated on each claim.
2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
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How nutrients reach it in more than one step
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What it acts on
Oligomeric silica reduced aluminum tracer availability by 67% in the three-person comparison.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Human aluminum-26 tracer study; 17 mg silica preparation as reported.
- limitations
- Very small study; does not establish treatment of aluminum toxicity.
- nutrient_topic
- Silica collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Silica and soluble silicon
- plain_language
- A less readily absorbed polymer can bind aluminum in the gut.
- primary_references
- Oligomeric but not monomeric silica prevents aluminum absorption in humans. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10731501/ · DOI 10.1093/ajcn/71.4.944
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human aluminum-26 tracer study; 17 mg silica preparation as reported. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## silica-oligomer-aluminum A less readily absorbed polymer can bind aluminum in the gut. Oligomeric silica reduced aluminum tracer availability by 67% in the three-person comparison. Model: Human aluminum-26 tracer study; 17 mg silica preparation as reported. Limitations: Very small study; does not establish treatment of aluminum toxicity. Evidence access: Primary abstract Oligomeric but not monomeric silica prevents aluminum absorption in humans. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10731501/ · DOI 10.1093/ajcn/71.4.944
Complete structured claim and evidence
Where it participates (unsigned role)
The monomeric preparation did not significantly reduce aluminum availability in the same study.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Same three-person human tracer experiment.
- limitations
- Chemical-form difference is not a scientific contradiction.
- nutrient_topic
- Silica collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Silica and soluble silicon
- plain_language
- Soluble monomers and oligomers do not behave identically.
- primary_references
- Oligomeric but not monomeric silica prevents aluminum absorption in humans. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10731501/ · DOI 10.1093/ajcn/71.4.944
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AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Same three-person human tracer experiment. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## silica-monomer-aluminum-null Soluble monomers and oligomers do not behave identically. The monomeric preparation did not significantly reduce aluminum availability in the same study. Model: Same three-person human tracer experiment. Limitations: Chemical-form difference is not a scientific contradiction. Evidence access: Primary abstract Oligomeric but not monomeric silica prevents aluminum absorption in humans. · 2000 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10731501/ · DOI 10.1093/ajcn/71.4.944
Complete structured claim and evidence
The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
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In the sources
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Open hypotheses
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This is a research prototype built from draft material. It is not medical advice, and its statements still await verification against the original studies.