Tungsten in Bone (IMAGE)

McGill University

Tungsten in Bone

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In mice exposed to tungsten in drinking water, the element accumulated in porous tissue near the end of bones (left). Using synchrotron-based X-ray absorption techniques, researchers produced an image (center) mapping the presence of tungsten in a form resembling the chemical catalyst phosphotungstate (P=phosphorus, W= tungsten, O=oxygen).

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Cassidy VanderSchee

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