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[Role of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders].
Seishin shinkeigaku zasshi = Psychiatria et neurologia Japonica - 1 Jan 2014
Nunomura Akihiko, Tamaoki Toshio, Motohashi Nobutaka
Abstract excerpt
The brain is particularly vulnerable to oxidative damage because of its high rate of oxygen consumption, abundant lipid content, and relative paucity of antioxidant enzymes compared with other organs. It has been well established that oxidative stress (OS) is involved in the pathogenesis of age-associated neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Indeed, a large number of genetic and...
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