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The Role of Zinc in Alzheimer's Disease
Zinc, the most abundant trace metal in the brain, has numerous functions, both in health and in disease. Zinc is released into the synaptic cleft of glutamatergic neurons alongside glutamate from where it interacts and modulates NMDA and AMPA receptors. In addition, zinc has multifactorial functions...
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SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21197404 http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/971021 |