High accumulation of calcium and phosphorus in the pineal bodies with aging

• Main Authors: Ongkana N., Zhao X.-Z., Tohno S., Azuma C., Moriwake Y., Minami T., Tohno Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35348907902&partnerID=40&md5=7612793483d152ed0b8e6ca1a4a3c01f; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2119
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

To elucidate compositional changes of the pineal body with aging, the authors investigated age-related changes of elements in the pineal body. After the ordinary dissection by medical students was finished, the pineal bodies and seven arteries were resected from the subjects ranging in age from 58 t...