AAS	atomic absorption spectroscopy
APP	amyloid precursor protein
ATOX-1	human antioxidant protein-1
BBB	blood-brain barrier
BLB	blood-liquor barrier
CCS	copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase 1
COX17	copper chaperone for cytochrome c-oxidase
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
Ctr1	copper transporter receptor 1
Ctr2	copper transporter receptor 2
DMT1	divalent metal ion transporter
EXAFS	extended X-ray absorption fine structure
GSH	glutathione
ICP-MS	inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
LA-ICP-MS	laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
MT	metallothionein
NanoSIMS	nano secondary ion mass spectrometry
PrP	prion protein
ROS	reactive oxygen species
S-XRF	synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
ToF-SIMS	time-of-flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry
XANES	X-ray absorption near-edge structure
XAS	X-ray absorption spectroscopy
X-EDS	energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy