Lipid composition of the normal human brain: gray matter, white matter, and myelin*
Gray matter, white matter, and myelin were isolated from the frontal lobes of humans aged 10 months, 6 yr, 9 yr, and 55 yr and the lipid compositions of each were determined. Myelin had a much higher lipid content (78–81% of the dry weight) than white matter (49–66%) or gray matter (36–40%). Myelin...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1965-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752039619X |