Journal article
Opportunities to improve the in vivo measurement of manganese in human hands
Abstract
Manganese (Mn) is an element which is both essential for regulating neurological and skeletal functions in the human body and also toxic when humans are exposed to excessive levels. Its excessive inhalation as a result of exposure through industrial and environmental emissions can cause neurological damage, which may manifest as memory deficit, loss of motor control and reduction in the refinement of certain body motions. A number of clinical …
Authors
Aslam; Chettle DR; Pejović-Milić A; Waker AJ
Journal
Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 17–28
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Publication Date
January 7, 2009
DOI
10.1088/0031-9155/54/1/002
ISSN
0031-9155