If you look at the blood brain barrier, it is constructed so that nothing is suppose to pass through. Then there are specific transport mechanisms that allow certain elements and compounds to cross it, such as amino acids, water, salt, iron, calcium and so forth. For the most part if there is no transport mechanism provided for something, it cannot get across, or at least the seems to be the intention, although several things can cross that should not be able to, such as mercury. :<
If there is additional information to the contrary please let me know, I have a research library near by that I can go to as well, but from everything I have read, it appears that silver is both unable to cross the barrier, and is toxic to the neurons in the brain. As far as size, the barrier prevents silver ATOMS from crossing, so a colloid would be larger and even more difficult to pass through. Mind you these were two references I found in a few minutes searching, I don't think either I had seen before. If I run across any more references I will let you know. As far as sterling, that would have mostly copper in addition to silver, which is toxic in its own right. I do not know if it is able to cross or not, having not researched it. Marshall [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 99-06-01 00:45:42 EDT, you write: > > << > " Silver can be toxic to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, but is > normally prevented from entering those > areas by the blood-brain barrier. " > > > And at: > > http://rcraig.net/colloida.htm > > "The only known toxic reaction to silver occured > during World War II when silver plates were used > to replace missing skull bone in severely injured > GI's. Normally, the blood-brain barrier prevents > silver from entry into this domain. This mechanical > barrier effectively blocks silver from entry into the > brain or spinal cord area, the only part of the body > where it would be toxic to nerve cells. " > > Marshall>>>> > > Dear Marshall, > > I would have to question the purity of the silver that was used on the GI's. > > And Re: CS and the B/B Barrier. I wonder if the reference you have refers to > CS or some form of sterling? I've been lead to believe that CS travels > differently in the body due to its particle sizes being small. The smaller > the particle size--the more places it can penetrate. > > Any thoughts? > > Pat > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
