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Effect of quinolinic acid on human astrocytes morphology and functions: implications in Alzheimer's disease

The excitotoxin quinolinic acid (QUIN) is synthesized through the kynurenine pathway (KP) by activated monocyte lineage cells. QUIN is likely to play a role in the pathogenesis of several major neuroinflammatory diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). The presence of reactive astrocytes, a...

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Autores principales: Ting, Ka Ka, Brew, Bruce J, Guillemin, Gilles J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-6-36