The Effect of Mercury on the Brain and General Health by Professor Vera Stejskal.
02/10/2008
The role of metals in human diseases is currently a hot research topic worldwide. Abnormal deposition of iron in the brain of patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis has been firmly established. It is less known that exposure to mercury and other metals may result in disturbance of the brain iron transport and cause abnormal iron deposition.
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