CellWell record HH-47108
Position sensitive measurement of trace lithium in the brain with NIK (neutron-induced coincidence method) in suicide
Schoepfer J; Gernhäuser R; Lichtinger S; Stöver A; Bendel M; Delbridge C; Widmann T; Winkler S; Graw M
Scientific reports · 2021
In plain language
Using a novel neutron-based imaging technique in post-mortem human brain tissue, researchers found lower endogenous lithium concentrations in emotion-modulating brain regions among people who died by suicide compared with non-suicide controls.
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- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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