1. METALS ON OUR MIND.
- Author
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WHITE, ANTHONY
- Subjects
BRAIN degeneration ,COPPER metalloproteins ,ALZHEIMER'S disease ,PARKINSON'S disease ,HIGH resolution electron microscopy - Abstract
The article focuses on the brain degenerative capability of several metals including copper, iron and zinc which is present in the body can be linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease and motor neuron diseases. Topics discussed include antioxidant removal of toxic free radicals and oxygen delivery to brain cells, binding of copper to the amyloid beta peptide in the extracellular space of the AD patients and use of high-resolution microscopy method for copper detection. INSET: HOW COPPER LOSS KILLS.
- Published
- 2014