Aluminum Toxicity (Al), Dr. Weyrich's Naturopathic Functional Medicine Notebook

Overview

Aluminum is a light metal that is associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease [Milanese2001], [Uversky2002], [Campbell2002], [Graves1990].

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