Preliminary evaluation of nanoscale biogenic magnetite in Alzheimer's disease brain tissue

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Hautot, D ^a   Pankhurst, Q A ^a   Khan, N ^b   Dobson, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Ferritin; Iron; Magnetite

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; NANOPARTICLE; TRANSFERRIN;

BRAIN; DISEASE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETISM; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE MAGNETOMETRY;

CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 0043032510     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0012     Document Type: Article

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