Brain samples from Alzheimer's patients have elevated levels of loosely bound iron

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 263-269

  Kala, Subbarao V ^a,c   Hasinoff, Brian B ^a   Richardson, J Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Free radicals; Frontal Cortex; Iron; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030239464     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459608986717     Document Type: Article

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