Iron concentrations in neurons and glial cells with estimates on ferritin concentrations

Abstract Background Brain iron is an essential as well as a toxic redox active element. Physiological levels are not uniform among the different cell types. Besides the availability of quantitative methods, the knowledge about the brain iron lags behind. Thereby, disclosing the mechanisms of brain i...

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Main Authors: Anja Reinert, Markus Morawski, Johannes Seeger, Thomas Arendt, Tilo Reinert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12868-019-0507-7