Modulation of iron metabolism in aging and in Alzheimer's disease: Relevance of the choroid plexus

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAY 2012, 2012, Pages

  Mesquita, Sandro D ^a,b   Ferreira, Ana C ^a,b   Sousa, João C ^a,b   Santos, Nadine C ^a,b   Correia Neves, Margarida ^a,b   Sousa, Nuno ^a,b   Palha, Joana A ^a,b   Marques, Fernanda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Cerebrospinal fluid; Choroid plexus; Iron

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 84863994297     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2012.00025     Document Type: Review

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