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Differences in Trace Element Concentrations between the Right and Left Hemispheres of Human Brain Using INAA

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Very few publications have quoted differences between the same regions in both the right and left hemispheres of the human brain. It may be possible that that the two hemispheres have different trace elemental concentrations, since it is known that they both have different functions. In this study, three brain regions from both the right and left hemispheres of the cortex have been sampled from five elderly individuals (three 'normal' and two Alzheimer's disease) and their elemental concentrations have been determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA).

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  1. Environmental Impact, JRC, Ispra, 21020 (Va), Italy

    A. E. Panayi & L. C. Ubertalli

  2. Physics Department, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5XH, UK

    A. E. Panayi & O. A. Akanle

  3. Physics Department, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 5XH, UK

    N. M. Spyrou

  4. Environmental Impact, JRC, Ispra, 21020, (Va), Italy

    P. Part

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Panayi, A.E., Spyrou, N.M., Ubertalli, L.C. et al. Differences in Trace Element Concentrations between the Right and Left Hemispheres of Human Brain Using INAA. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 244, 205–207 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006753223773

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