Magnetite minerals in the human brain: What is their role?

Medical Geochemistry: Geological Materials and Health

Volumn 9789400743724, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-99

  Zuddas, Pierpaolo ^a   Faivre, D ^b   Duhamel, J R ^c  

^a Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES COGNITIVES   (France)

Author keywords

Biomagnetite; Brain magnetic nanominerals; Human nervous system

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BRAIN; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS;

BIOMAGNETITE; BRAIN MAGNETIC NANOMINERAL; GEOCHEMICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN BRAIN; HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM; LIVING ORGANISMS; NANOMINERALS; TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES;

MAGNETITE;

EID: 84931303378     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4372-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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