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A delicate balance: Iron metabolism and diseases of the brain

Iron is the most abundant transition metal within the brain, and is vital for a number of cellular processes including neurotransmitter synthesis, myelination of neurons, and mitochondrial function. Redox cycling between ferrous and ferric iron is utilized in biology for various electron transfer re...

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Autores principales: Hare, Dominic, Ayton, Scott, Bush, Ashley, Lei, Peng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3715022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874300
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2013.00034