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Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases

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This gives each element a unique set of energy levels – a signature that shows up when X-rayed. When an X-ray beam interacts with a sample of brain tissue, only those elements with an excitation energy at or below the energy of the X rays will exhibit fluorescence. FIELD OF RESEARCH : Metallomics, Biomedical Engineering.

Biology 70