Classification of Nerve Cells from Substantia Nigra of Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with the Use of X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy and Multivariate Methods

The causes of Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are still not known, but there is evidence that metal ions can be involved in processes leading to degeneration and atrophy of neurons in the case of these two neurodegenerative disorders. A synchrotron microbeam X-ray fluoresc...

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