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Dysfunction of cortical synapse-specific mitochondria in developing rats exposed to lead and its amelioration by ascorbate supplementation

BACKGROUND: Lead (Pb) is a widespread environmental neurotoxin and its exposure even in minute quantities can lead to compromised neuronal functions. A developing brain is particularly vulnerable to Pb mediated toxicity and early-life exposure leads to permanent alterations in brain development and...

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Autores principales: Ahmad, Faraz, Salahuddin, Mohammad, Alamoudi, Widyan, Acharya, Sadananda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5868605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29606875
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S148248