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From: Lithium: from mood stabilizer to pivotal regulator of health - recent advances in lithium-based biomedicine

Figure 1. Schematic illustration of the lithium’s role in biological systems, highlighting its involvement in brain function, mood regulation, nerve activity, energy metabolism, anti-fibrotic therapy, microbial regulation, and coordinated control of essential metal ions (Mg, Fe, and Cu). (Generated by OpenAI DALL-E 3 and post-edited by the authors for technical accuracy and labeling).