Magnetite pollution nanoparticles in the human brain

Biologically formed nanoparticles of the strongly magnetic mineral, magnetite, were first detected in the human brain over 20 y ago [Kirschvink JL, Kobayashi-Kirschvink A, Woodford BJ (1992) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89(16):7683–7687]. Magnetite can have potentially large impacts on the brain due to it...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2016-09, Vol.113 (39), p.10797-10801
Main Authors: Maher, Barbara A., Ahmed, Imad A. M., Karloukovski, Vassil, MacLaren, Donald A., Foulds, Penelope G., Allsop, David, Mann, David M. A., Torres-Jardón, Ricardo, Calderon-Garciduenas, Lilian
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Language:English
Subjects:
"Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences"
Air pollution
Airborne particulates
Biological Sciences
Brain
Crystallization
Health hazards
High temperature
Iron
Minerals
Nanoparticles
Neuroscience
Particulate matter
Physical Sciences
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