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Journal article

In vivo measurement of bone aluminum in population living in southern Ontario, Canada

Abstract

The harmful biological effect of excessive aluminum (Al) load in humans has been well documented in the literature. Al stored in bone, for instance due to dialysis treatment or occupational exposure, can interfere with normal bone remodeling leading to osteodystrophy, osteoarthritis, or osteomalacia. On the other hand, the relationship between chronic Al exposure and the risk of Alzheimer's disease remains controversial. In …

Authors

Davis K; Aslam; Pejović‐Milić A; Chettle DR

Journal

Medical Physics, Vol. 35, No. 11, pp. 5115–5123

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

November 2008

DOI

10.1118/1.2996177

ISSN

0094-2405

Associated Experts

David Chettle

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Science

Labels

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Aluminum Bone and Bones Calcium Hand Bones Humans Male Neutrons Ontario Phantoms, Imaging Reference Values

Fields of Research (FoR)

4003 Biomedical engineering 5105 Medical and biological physics

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