The localisation and micro-mapping of copper and other trace elements in breast tumours using a synchrotron micro-XRF system.
Trace elements have critical roles in cancer biology. The quantity and distribution of the elements Cl, Ca, K, P, S, Ti, Fe, Cu and Zn in samples of primary breast cancer have been assessed. The samples were formalin fixed tissue specimens formatted as microarrays of cores 1.0 mm diameter and 10 mic...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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