Insight into Glutamate Excitotoxicity from Synaptic Zinc Homeostasis
Zinc is released from glutamatergic (zincergic) neuron terminals in the hippocampus, followed by the increase in Zn2+ concentration in the intracellular (cytosol) compartment, as well as that in the extracellular compartment. The increase in Zn2+ concentration in the intracellular compartment during...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/491597 |