Is the zinc neuroprotective effect caused by prevention of intracellular zinc accumulation?

Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-248

  Sobieszczańska, Małgorzata ^a   Tubek, Sławomir ^b   Szyguła, Renata ^c   Bunio, Andrzej ^c  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Department of Internal Diseases   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Neuroprotection; Neurotoxicity; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

CELL FUNCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; ION TRANSPORT; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 84862572710     PISSN: 18995276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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