Iron and Other Metals in Neuromelanin, Substantia Nigra, and Putamen of Human Brain
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 62 (3) , 1097-1101
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1994.62031097.x
Abstract
Radiochemical neutron activation analysis has been used to determine the concentration of 36 elements in neuromelanin, 22 elements in substantia nigra, and 32 elements in putamen of health...Keywords
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