Interaction of neuromelanin and iron in substantia nigra and other areas of human brain

Neuroscience

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 407-415

  Zecca, L ^a   Shima, T ^b   Stroppolo, A ^a   Goj, C ^c   Battiston, G A ^a   Gerbasi, R ^a   Sarna, T ^d   Swartz, H M ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

free radicals; locus coeruleus; melanin; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; IRON; NEUROMELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOCUS CERULEUS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0030012587     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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