The Contribution of Iron to Protein Aggregation Disorders in the Central Nervous System
The homeostasis of iron is of fundamental importance in the central nervous system (CNS) to ensure biological processes such as oxygen transport, mitochondrial respiration or myelin synthesis. Dyshomeostasis and accumulation of iron can be observed during aging and both are shared characteristics of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00015/full |