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Main description:
Prominent contributors address issues regarding the toxicity of aluminum which causes an encephalopathy in renal dialysis patients and is also known to damage animals and plants via acid rain. Examines the chemistry and biology of aluminum compounds focusing on the evidence for and against aluminum′s role in Alzheimer′s disease.
Contents:
Partial table of contents:
The Interrelationship Between Silicon and Aluminium in the Biological Effects of Aluminum (J. Birchall).
The Epidemiology of Alzheimer′s Disease in Relation to Aluminium (C. Martyn).
Aluminium and the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer′s Disease: A Summary of Evidence (D. McLachlan, et al.).
Intestinal Absorption of Aluminium (G. van der Voet).
Aluminium Intoxication in Renal Disease (D. Kerr, et al.).
Aluminium and Alzheimer′s Disease (H. Wisniewski & G. Wen).
Aluminium Accumulation, –Amyloid Deposition and Neurofibrillary Changes in the Central Nervous System (J. Edwardson, et al.).
Aluminium(III) in Experimental Cell Pathology (P. Zatta, et al.).
Elemental Analysis of Neurofibrillary Tangles in Alzheimer′s Disease Using Proton–Induced X–Ray Analysis (F. Murray, et al.).
Neurotoxic Effects of Dietary Aluminium (R. Jope & G. Johnson).
Indexes.
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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley–Blackwell)
Publication date: September, 2007
Pages: 326
Dimensions: 154.00 x 235.00 x 10.00
Weight: 670g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Diseases and Disorders
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