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  • Biochemistry
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Physiology

Background:

  • Hemispheric dominance influences biochemical pathways.
  • Understanding these differences is crucial for disease etiology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate biochemical distinctions between right and left hemispheric dominance.
  • To explore the role of chemical hemispheric dominance in diseases.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of isoprenoid metabolites (digoxin, dolichol, ubiquinone).
  • Assessment of glycoconjugate and free radical metabolism.
  • Evaluation of red blood cell (RBC) membrane composition and Na+-K+ATPase activity.

Main Results:

  • Right hemispheric dominance showed elevated digoxin, increased free radicals, altered metabolite catabolism, and modified RBC membrane lipids.
  • Left hemispheric dominance exhibited inverse biochemical patterns.
  • These patterns correlated with systemic and neuropsychiatric conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Right hemispheric dominance is a hyperdigoxinaemic state with Na+-K+ATPase inhibition.
  • Left hemispheric dominance is hypodigoxinaemic with Na+-K+ATPase stimulation.
  • Hemispheric dominance may predispose individuals to various systemic and neuropsychiatric diseases.