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Differences in the mineral contents between falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli

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To elucidate age-related changes of the dura mater, the authors investigated age-related changes of mineral contents in the falx cerebri and the tentorium cerebelli by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. The subjects consisted of 10 men and 15 women, ranging in age from 65 to 102 yr. The contents of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium increased progressively with aging in the falx cerebri, whereas the contents of sulfur, iron, and zinc remained constant, being independent of age. In regard to the tentorium cerebelli, the contents of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium seemed to increase progressively with aging, but the contents of sulfur, iron, and zinc hardly changed with aging. It was noteworthy that there were no significant relationships between the falx cerebri and the tentorium cerebelli in such element contents as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, iron, and zinc.

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  1. Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, 634-8521, Nara, Japan

    Yoshiyuki Tohno, Setsuko Tohno, Yumi Moriwake & Masa-Oki Yamada

  2. Kinki University Toyo-oka Junior College, Toyo-oka, Hyogo, Japan

    Takeshi Minami

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, 634-8521, Nara, Japan

    Kazuhiko Furuta & Motohisa Yamada

  4. 2nd Department of Anatomy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, 634-8521, Nara, Japan

    Satomi Haga & Hiroshi Yamamoto

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Tohno, Y., Tohno, S., Minami, T. et al. Differences in the mineral contents between falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli. Biol Trace Elem Res 78, 43–52 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:78:1-3:43

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