Mitochondrial-dependent manganese neurotoxicity in rat primary astrocyte cultures

Chronic exposure to excessive levels of Mn results in a movement disorder termed manganism, which resembles Parkinson's disease (PD). The pathogenic mechanisms underlying this disorder are not fully understood. Several lines of evidence implicate astrocytes as an early target of Mn neurotoxicit...

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Main Author: Yin, Zhaoobao (author)
Other Authors: Aschner, Judy L. (author), dos Santos, Ana Paula (author), Aschner, Michael (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/20948
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/20948