Fluoride Deposition in the Aged Human Pineal Gland

Caries Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-128

  Luke, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Distribution; Fluoride; Human pineal gland; Hydroxyapatite; Pineal concretions

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLUORIDE; HYDROXYAPATITE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BONE; CADAVER; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; MALE; PINEAL BODY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE AND BONES; CADAVER; CALCIUM; DIFFUSION; DURAPATITE; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PINEAL GLAND; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; STATISTICS;

EID: 0035293882     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047443     Document Type: Article

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