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Chapter and Conference Paper
X-Ray Microscopy Studies on the Pharmaco-Dynamics of Therapeutic Gallium in Rat Bones
Since the original observation of exogenous gallium accumulation in bones ANGHILERI et al. [1], several studies have demonstrated that gallium nitrate is extremely effective in preserving bone mineral content ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Role of High-Energy Synchrotron Radiation in Biomedical Trace Element Research
Trace elements are intimately involved in biological function and dysfunction at all levels of biological organization. At the molecular level, trace elements perform innumerable catalytic and structural roles...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An X-Ray Microprobe Beam Line for Trace Element Analysis
The application of synchrotron radiation to a x-ray microprobe for trace element analysis is a complementary and natural extension of existing microprobe techniques using electrons, protons, and heavier ions a...